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Maya Angelou's poem, "Still I Rise", offers young scholars an opportunity to consider how poets use literary devices to create powerful messages. After a close reading and discussion of the poem, class members reflect on how they can overcome hardships and how they can use their voices to encourage change.
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Concepts
poetry analysis, poetry, maya angelou, racism, gender, women's history, women's history month, black history month, famous african americans, poets, imagery, resilience, figurative language, metaphors, similes, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, literary themes, assonance, cliches, idioms, alliteration, poetic devices, identity
Instructional Ideas
- Enlarge and color print the "Figurative Language Styles" graphic and post it in the classroom
- Use during February's Black History Month, during March's Women's History Month, or during a poetry unit to introduce poetic devices
Classroom Considerations
- Requires copies of the poem "Still I Rise" and the poem's activity sheet for each pupil
- First in a series of four related lessons
Pros
- The "Examples of Figurative Language" document offers definitions of and examples of many poetic devices
Cons
- None