![]() ![]() ![]() This poem was a tool of communication, to act as a reminder to those in power of their oppression to the African American people and to the oppressed, that there was hope for a better tomorrow. To a greater extent, these are the very reasons that inspired the poet to write this poem. This poem portrays themes such as politics, history and struggles of the African-American people, oppression, individual rights, peaceful protests and slavery. This poem, Still I Rise, is an empowering poem of hope, to overcome the struggles and hatred that she endured as a woman and those caused directly by the oppressors. It was time for her and the society around her, especially the African American people to rise above the society and hope for a better future. ![]() The Poet also portrays strong defiance and self-confidence against her oppressors and is hopeful for a better tomorrow as she wills against the storm to overcome her struggles as a black woman. The pain that the African American people endured during the slavery, the injustice and prejudice against them. The pain was caused by the racist society who tried to put her down as a black woman, the society that denied her of her worth and dignity. The tone varies from the different stanzas, but it portrays anger, pain, defiance and hope for a better tomorrow. The structure of the poem indicates that it’s being addressed towards a certain audience, which could range from her racist society who tries to bring her down as a black woman to oppressors who caused oppression to African American people. The poem awakens the internal strength and the resilient spirit to stand against the oppressors. This poem, Still I Rise, was a wake up call, not just for her, for but for the society to stand up against oppression and to their oppressors. Maya Angelou was an American poet born in 1928, at a time when the African American people were going through the worst forms of oppression, inequality, discrimination, slavery and racism. ![]()
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