ut a person who catches her eyes who seems to be her son and then she associates him with his father. This poem is one of Angelou’s more difficult works to understand (Angelou 18). This poem doesn’t have a lot of literary devices. The rhyme scheme of this poem is ABABCDED. Angelou uses literary devises like similes in the phrase, “He’s so much like his daddy when he cries” (Angelou 18). The style of Maya Angelou can range from complex symbolical ideas to easy, straightforward concepts. Firstly, her style is like a story. Second, the vocabulary is usually easy to understand, and not too complicated. And, her works are not always conventional: sometimes she writes in normal four line stanzas with rhyme and rhythm and sometimes she does not. Also, she is very honest, open, and she shows her emotions. All types of emotions are portrayed in her work. There are a lot of positive things about Angelou’s style, but there are also some negative things. Sometimes it is hard to follow what she is saying unless the story about her life is known. Sometimes she does no use grammar well like in “Little Girl Speakings”. Although it is interesting it might confuse the reader. Maya Angelou’s works are enjoyable and interesting because they have a nice rhyme to it and they read like a story or a song. But, as one critic put it, some of her works are “simply corny” (Gilbert 296). Angelou’s poetry is for an older audience and is difficult for a teenager to comprehend. She is not very wordy and does not complete her thoughts sometimes. Also, the idea’s in her poetry can be boring and might not hold the readers attention. Maya Angelou has survived many hardships. She remembers the good times and the bad and wrote about them both. And today she is one of the most acclaimed female black authors in h...
