She is also fluent in English, French, Spanish, Italian, and West African Fanti. Several types of emotions are conveyed through Angelou's poem and knowing something about Angelou's life can help one to understand her poetry. ... "Still I Rise" is a poem written in free verse with predominately four lines stanza's. ...

• Word Count: 694
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

His literary works helped shape American literature and politics. ... He traveled to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Haiti, and Japan, and he served as the Madrid correspondent for a Baltimore, Maryland, newspaper during the Spanish Civil War. ... Within a short time McCarthy himself was discredited and Hughes was free to write at length about his years in the Soviet Union in I Wonder as I Wander in 1956. ...

• Word Count: 1071
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School