... time. By the time a person gets old enough to have a spiritual realization of who they are their body is already declining (Angelou 11). This poem is written in blank verse. It does not have any rhyme or rhythm. Yet it does use figurative language. For example, the simile, "Dreams ... . She is explaining to one of her peers that she has the best parents and the best toys(Angelou 65). There are a lot of literary devices used in this poem. The two most obvious ones are slang and repetition. The phrases "Ain't nobody better's my daddy", "Ain't nothing prettier"n my dollie", and ... "No lad...

• Word Count: 1089
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... time. By the time a person gets old enough to have a spiritual realization of who they are their body is already declining (Angelou 11). This poem is written in blank verse. It does not have any rhyme or rhythm. Yet it does use figurative language. For example, the simile, "Dreams ... . She is explaining to one of her peers that she has the best parents and the best toys(Angelou 65). There are a lot of literary devices used in this poem. The two most obvious ones are slang and repetition. The phrases "Ain't nobody better's my daddy", "Ain't nothing prettier"n my dollie", and ... "No lad...

• Word Count: 1089
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... time. By the time a person gets old enough to have a spiritual realization of who they are their body is already declining (Angelou 11). This poem is written in blank verse. It does not have any rhyme or rhythm. Yet it does use figurative language. For example, the simile, "Dreams ... . She is explaining to one of her peers that she has the best parents and the best toys(Angelou 65). There are a lot of literary devices used in this poem. The two most obvious ones are slang and repetition. The phrases "Ain't nobody better's my daddy", "Ain't nothing prettier"n my dollie", and ... "No lad...

• Word Count: 1300
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... to Angelou in her childhood. She is explaining to one of her peers that she has the best parents and the best toys (Angelou 65). There are a lot of literary devices used in this poem. The two most obvious ones are slang and repetition. The phrases "Ain't nobody better's my daddy", "Ain't nothing prettier'n my dollie", and "No lady cookinger than my mommy ... rhyme like quauter and daughter, said and head, and pie and lie (Angelou 65). A third and final poem of Angelou's is " Avec Merci, Mother". This poem uses very simple language, but it is very complicated. The subject seems to change...

• Word Count: 878
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School