Still I Rise Outline

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Outline of Still I Rise
I. Introduction
a. Hook: “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel” (Angelou). This poem has made many people feel hope, and that all is not lost; they can still rise above all. Several famous people, like Nelson Mandela and Nicki Minaj, have recited this poem to share this feeling that Angelou wanted to be shared.
b. Thesis Statement: Maya Angelou wrote this poem to help woman to rise above the discrimination and disrespect they receive. This poem is the inward silent cry of everyone who has been discriminated against at some point in their lives in some shape or form, individually or collectively and it characterizes the …show more content…

Metaphor: How she is a black ocean who holds shame and pain of her race during tide, but when daytime comes, she can surface above that and hold pride and carry the legacy of her ancestors
b. There is a shift in tone from a negative tone about the things that haters are offended by to a positive tone about rising above everything
V. Figurative Language
a. “You”/ “Your”
i. Says it a total of twelve times ii. Poem starts with the word “You” making it clear that Angelou is addressing this poem to others
b. “me”/”my” and “I”/”I’ve”/”I’m”
i. Total 32 times ii. Angelou wants women to feel that they are not the only ones and that she went through it too iii. She wants when women to read it they feel empowered
c. ?
i. Seven questions ii. She is questioning the haters iii. Numerous times she asks if one of her personalities offend or upset them
d. “Still”
i. Angelou wants to put emphasize at this point
1. She wants to show that despite all this she is still able to rise
2. Up to now she has risen and she will continue to rise
e. “I rise”
i. Every time it is stated she is becoming more and more powerful ii. Angelou is saying she does not care what others think about her skin color iii. The torture and fear that people have thrown at her she wants to leave it behind and rise above

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