Question

summary on the poem still i rise by Maya Angeoloe

Answer 1

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Here is the summary of the poem.

"Still I Rise" is primarily about self-respect and

confidence. In the poem, Angelou reveals how she will overcome anything through her self-esteem. She shows how nothing can get her down. She will rise to any occasion and nothing, not even her skin color, will

hold her back.

Although slavery had been long abolished, Angelou saw its effects on society and the African American people. This poem is her declaration that she, for one, would not allow the hatefulness of society to determine her own success.

This poem is not only a proclamation of her own

determination to rise above society, but was also a call to others to live above the society in which they were brought up. It is still one of the most widely read poems in America.