" – Maya Angelou. ... Such is this emotion a reader goes through from reading Alone by Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou is a prominent contemporary poet that was well-known for poems such as I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and On the Pulse of Morning. ... In the poem Alone by Maya Angelou, Maya Angelou does not simply make the point that no one can make it through in life alone, but does so in such an impactful manner that she is able to induce vigorous emotional feelings such as sadness and a reflective mood. ... In the poem Alone by Maya Angelou, Angelou uses strong imagery, allusion, a...

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Maya Angelou is a well-recognized American author, primarily from the period of the Civil Rights Movement, where she participated as an activist. ... Maya Angelou's was an African American, thus shared the totality of meanings, ideas, and beliefs with the black Americans. ... As an African American, Maya experienced racial discrimination in Arkansas. ... According to an article by Danielle Dorky, as a writer, Maya Angelou acquired her inspiration from different authors who had written books and poems, which she used to read from her childhood (1). ... Maya Angelou uses a unique style of w...

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