Poetry
Maya Angelou.
Phenomenal woman.
Pretty
women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size But when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies. I say, It's in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. I walk into a room Just as cool as you please, And to a man, The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees. Then they swarm around me, A hive of honey bees. I say, It's the fire in my eyes, And the flash of my teeth, The swing in my waist, And the joy in my feet. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me.
Men
themselves have wondered
What they see in me. They try so much But they can't touch My inner mystery. When I try to show them They say they still can't see. I say, It's in the arch of my back, The sun of my smile, The ride of my breasts, The grace of my style. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. Now you understand Just why my head's not bowed. I don't shout or jump about Or have to talk real loud. When you see me passing It ought to make you proud. I say, It's in the click of my heels, The bend of my hair, the palm of my hand, The need of my care, 'Cause I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. |
-Repetition
4 I’m a woman, Phenomenally, Phenomenal woman, That’s
me.
-Onomatopoeia 4 click….(click of my heels)
- Metaphor 4 A hive of honey bees : Maya Angelou (the
author ) said that when she walks in a
room , the fellows fell on their knees around. So she compared this situation
with a hive of honey bees, as if she’s the honey and all the bees are attracted
to her.
-Alliteration 4 The span of my hips
The stride of my step
-Tone 4 confident, strong , proud
-hyperbole 4 the flash of my teeth : it's an exaggerated expression to show us that her teeth are extremely white and that when you look at her , you can't open your eyes due to the whiteness and the brightness that 's coming out of her mouth like the flash of the camera.
-hyperbole 4 the flash of my teeth : it's an exaggerated expression to show us that her teeth are extremely white and that when you look at her , you can't open your eyes due to the whiteness and the brightness that 's coming out of her mouth like the flash of the camera.
- Theme 4 The theme of this poem is that a woman,
shouldn’t be broken if she doesn’t look like a model or an actress; because appearance
is not everything. So a woman can easily attract a man, not by her look or her appearance,
but by her personality, her confidence, or by the way she acts.
