Phenomenal woman

The author of “Phenomenal Woman,” Maya Angelou is a jack of many trades. This multi-talented woman is not only an award-winning author and poet, but also an actress, screenwriter, dancer, and civil rights activist (Maya par 2). Maya Angelou’s amazing gift of writing was so powerful and inspirational. Although she no longer walks the earth, her works continue to live on and be the food for our souls. She was truly a living example of the phenomenal and confident person that we should all strive to

The title of the poem is ‘Phenomenal Woman’. Phenomenal is not a word which is often used to describe a woman. One would hear a woman described as beautiful or pretty but the word phenomenal is telling us that this is no ordinary woman, she is special and outstanding. The poem starts off with the words ‘pretty woman’ which makes us realise that this phenomenal woman would not be regarded as pretty in the eyes of society. The poet then describes the woman who is normally appreciated by society: ‘I'm

8 March 2015 Phenomenally a Phenomenal Woman Jane Austen once said, “I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures” (In Persuasion, Chapter 8). In Maya Angelou’s poem Phenomenal Woman, she expresses her frustration with the conventions of what the ideal women is commonly seen as. The poem also illustrates the importance of confidence and how it affects the perception of others. Angelou showcases a young woman in her poem that fails to meet

(Kotyakov). Every woman can relate to the poem “Phenomenal woman”, written by Maya Angelou . She wants to show the world what makes her beautiful and expresses it in various ways. Women, now put themselves down because they do not think about their inner beauty, they only listen to what people may say about them. The message this poem sends out to the world of stereotype is empowerment comes from being confident in your own female skin. Beauty does not define a phenomenal woman. This poem represents

Literature: Author(s): Gwendolyn Brooks; Rita Dove; Maya Angelou Birth/death dates of author: June 7, 1917- December 3, 2000; August 28, 1951- Present; April 14, 1928- May 28, 2014 Title of essay/poem/speech/story: “ the mother”, “Daystar”, “Phenomenal Woman” Year Published: 1945; ; 1978 (3 pts) I. Define four (non-foreign) vocabulary words in CONTEXT that you learned as you read. Include the sentence in which they appear & page # or line # (12 pts). 1.pinched: (adj.) tense and pale from

by yourself.” written by Thich Nhat Hanh. This perfectly describes how Maya Angelou expresses what it actually means to find strength in how someone sees themselves, and teaches them to rock the world with their innermost beauty. In the poem “Phenomenal Woman”, Maya Angelou discusses the confidence and attractiveness she perceives about herself, and wants to show that all women are alluring in their own way. Identity is the main focus behind this poem. For instance, confidence is shown constantly

Angelou, feminist writer. She covers topics about slavery, poverty, and feminism in her works. One of her most famous poems, Phenomenal Woman, addresses the problems within the conventional standards during this time period. Through symbolism, Maya Angelou focuses on the theme of female identity challenging the mid 1900s conventional standards of beauty in Phenomenal Woman. Throughout Maya Angelou’s poem, she dismisses the idea of one ideal beauty. Continuously she lists her non physical attributes

Beauty Standards In her poem “Phenomenal Woman,” Maya Angelou is stating that the world’s view on beautiful women, or how they should look like, is ridiculous. She is not saying that directly, however, it is undeniable that her irony is present in this poem regarding beauty standards. Angelou speaks as a self-confident woman. She wants the world to know that what makes her unique and beautiful is her self-confidence, challenging stereotypes stating that as a woman, she is capable of surpassing preconceived

How are women portrayed in these texts? "Ain't I a Woman" and "Phenomenal Woman" are both portrayed with strong, confident, and brave female speakers. Despite this, both Sojourner Truth and Maya Angelou have their differences for being viewed as such. Beginning with Truth, her strength comes from her fervent views of women's rights. She believes that women are able to change the world by saying this: "If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these

Confidence is a very dominant motif in “Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou. The speaker uses parallelism and strong descriptions of herself to portray the fact that she is confident in her not so perfect body. She proves that anyone can look good no matter what your body shape is as long as you are confident with yourself. She is confident at being a woman phenomenally. The speaker’s confidence starts off strong in the first stanza by telling us “Pretty women wonder where my secret lies” (line 1)