Some of her works such as poems are even considered to be autobiographical kind of poems. The paper presents an analysis of Maya Angelou through researching her cultural context and how it helps readers to understand her work, influences among writers, her writing style applied to I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, her theories about literature and writing, and critical reception of the writers work. ... In some poems, Angelou uses the four line stanzas with rhyme and rhythm and in others he does not. Angelou's poem titled I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a significant poem that present...

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Throughout this essay, there will be an analysis of the context between the two stories The Penelopiad and The Souls of Black Folk. ... Within the poem The Odyssey, Odysseus is construed as the hero that eventually returns to his wife, Penelope. ... Du Bois's analysis of the racial conditions within the United States. ... There is a distinct analysis of the monetary directions of the United States as a whole, rather than segregations. ... The tragic and cynical analysis nearing the end of the story is comforting, yet not completely. ...

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What was the Harlem Renaissance? What is a renaissance? A renaissance is a movement or period of vigorous artistic and intellectual activity. There was a famous renaissance in Europe during the transition from medieval times to modern times that is still taught today. The Harlem Renaissance wa...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate