Dramatic Monologue of Rita Dove

Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Annie Johnson on April 4, 1928, in St.Louis, Missouri. When she was three her parents divorced, and

When I think of a poet, images of scowling, mustached men whose 19th century wardrobe could use an update spring to mind—a somber Edgar Allen Poe type whose ink strokes inquire of unrequited love interests and dreary days alone in the snow. I certainly do not imagine modern, multi-ethnic women who live in the same state as me. However, as soon as I read Natasha Trethewey’s poetry, I immediately admired the way her words so effortlessly danced on the page, my mind’s eye watching the elegant choreography with each syllable read. Moreover, when I learned of her tragic history, and the strength and resilience she possessed to carry on, I could not help but to respect the way she turned pain into beautiful art. The right words carry great power

indeed a person who has a lot to say and Frank listens and responds to

Sandra Day O’Connor was born on March 26, 1930, in El Paso, Texas. While growing up throughout her adolescent years, she spent her summers at her family’s ranch in Arizona and attended school in El Paso. She attended the Radford School for girls and Austin High School. At the age of sixteen, she graduated high school. After high school, she was accepted to Stanford

While reading the poem “Daystar,” written by Rita Dove, its readers most likely do not ask thought-provoking questions like “Why did Dove write this?” or “What is the true meaning behind this poem?” but the poem has deeper meaning than what its outside layer portrays. Dove, an African American woman born in 1952, has not only viewed the racism of the United States society, but she has also seen how gender can or cannot play a role in the advancement of a person’s life (Rita Dove: The Poetry Foundation). The poem “Daystar” not only takes an outside perspective on the everyday life of a woman, but it closely relates to Dove’s family history. Dove uses the experiences of her life as a woman, and the knowledge gained from living in countries

Rita Dove was born August 28, 1952. She was born in Arkon, Ohio. Her spouse was Fred Viebahn, her mother was name Elvira Hord, her father was Ray Dove, and their beautiful daughters name was Aviva Dove-Viebahn. She has officially started everything she loves to do and will continue to do what she loves to do, she really enjoys making poetry and quotes.

Recurring themes in her poetry are embracing ancestors past, self discovery, reconciliation, the black experience, self worth & reassurance, female sensibility, and concerns of black women. Clifton’s writing style can be described as being moral and hopeful. Lucille Clifton empowers women and African Americans throughout her poetry which shows the strength and beauty of the intricacies of her life.

Rita was born on June 13, 1930, in Guatica, Risaralda S.A. Colombia. She was raised by both her mother and father. Rita is the second oldest out of nine siblings. According to Rita, she had a difficult relationship with her father. Rita stated, “My father was not affectionate. He cared for us but there was not much love in the

“William! Get back here! You know that’s Melinda’s land!” Carefree young William raced through the field, closing in on Melinda´s apple orchard. Melinda was the evil fairy who owned 25 acres just outside the town. On her land was an orchard. In this orchard grew the finest apples in all of England. These large, sweet apples were desired by any who laid eyes on them. The only problem was Melinda… She cursed anyone who dared step foot on her land, especially her cherished apple orchard.

Right after the World War I, the majority of African Americans moved from South to the North of the United States. New economic and artistic opportunities led them to create and identify themselves in their own culture and heritage. This movement is well-known as the Harlem renaissance. It was accompanied by new lifestyle, music styles, and plenty of talented writers. This paper discusses two poems from this period: Heritage, written by Countee Cullen, and The Weary Blues, written by Langston Hughes.

During the 1920’s a new movement began to arise. This movement known as the Harlem Renaissance expressed the new African American culture. The new African American culture was expressed through the writing of books, poetry, essays, the playing of music, and through sculptures and paintings. Three poems and their poets express the new African American culture with ease. (Jordan 848-891) The poems also express the position of themselves and other African Americans during this time. “You and Your Whole Race”, “Yet Do I Marvel”, and “The Lynching” are the three poems whose themes are the same. The poets of these poems are, as in order, Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Claude Mckay.

As an acclaimed poet, storyteller, and activist, Maya Angelou has contributed outstanding works to American literature. With over 50 honorary doctorate degrees, Dr. Maya Angelou has become one of the most influential voices of our time. Born Marguerite Annie Johnson, Angelou was born on April 4th, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Stamps, Arkansas. During the 1930’s and 1940’s in Stamps, Angelou witnessed and experienced racial discrimination in the South.

In this section, we read six different articles about poets and their poems that they wrote. There was one article that stood out from the others, it was called “Phillis Wheatley, the Poet.” This section was about a slave who was captured at a young age and brought to America as a slave. But the young slave was different, she could read and write. Later in life she even wrote to Washington, he responded back to her. She was an example that slaves could do just more than work, she showed that they can have a lot of talent and skill. That is why in this essay I am going to write about the life of Phillis Wheatley and her poems.

The father did not acquire cracked hands from work in the cold, but rather “labor in the weekday weather” (line 4). Labor today one would associate with farming, working in a factory; very hard physical ‘work’, making the role of the father in this case seem all the more laborious. The first stanza ends with “No one ever thanked him” (line 5) which gives the poem a brief pause, leading the reader to assume that perhaps his father has passed away recently. The love shown by the speaker’s father is now recognized, but it is too late to give thanks. When the speaker wakes and his father calls him downstairs, he dresses slowly for he fears the “chronic angers of that house” (line 9). ‘Chronis angers,’ the reason for the boy’s hesitation to dress and go downstairs, illustrates the extreme amount of tension that must have been present in the house. The speaker mentions talking indifferently to his father, followed by “who had driven out the cold” (line 11) as though now he recognizes that he had never treated his father as a loving one even though he got up every morning to do this great chore for his family. The poem ends with the question “What did I know, what did I know of love’s austere and lovely offices?” (line 14) admitting the speakers adolescent ignorance and obvious answer of nothing. The way the author chose and arranged these words completely defines the story he is trying to tell and the point he is trying to make.

have taken place in Rita’s life since we last saw her, in the play we