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Feb 21, 2014 · Maya Angelou appears in a cameo during a family reunion, and her brief ruminations on love, right and wrong, parents, and children provide an emotional anchor for the film. Written and directed by John Singleton (1993).
- Alone
Alone, all alone Nobody, but nobody Can make it out here...
- Alone
Alone, all alone Nobody, but nobody Can make it out here alone. There are some millionaires With money they can’t use Their wives run round like banshees Their children sing the blues They’ve got expensive doctors To cure their hearts of stone.
Mar 22, 2022 · Maya Angelou 1928 (St. Louis) – 2014 (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) Nature. Alone. Lying, thinking. Last night. How to find my soul a home. Where water is not thirsty. And bread loaf is not stone. I came up with one thing. And I don't believe I'm wrong. That nobody, But nobody. Can make it out here alone. Alone, all alone. Nobody, but nobody.
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The first verse of ‘Alone’ makes it immediately clear that Angelou is not adhering to a particular syllable or rhyming conventions; it is written freely, but not without particular thought. Mid-verse, for instance, the third through seventh lines are all between six and seven syllables long, and use rhymethrough the words “home,” and “stone.” That ...
The last few lines of the first verse, coupled with the three lines of this stand-alone thought suggest that the deeper meaning behind this unsuitable nourishment is loneliness. Without another person, a partner, by their side, they simply don’t have the sustenance required to “make it.” They need another person; their soul requires that other pers...
The next verse begins by repeating the convention of the first one by rhyming off several lines in an ABACDE fashion. It is still distinct from the style of the first verse, lacking the brief two introductory lines, but holds to a similar style otherwise, including the last three lines, which are repeated from the first verse for additional emphasi...
The repetition of this verse continues to solidify a sense of rhythm and form to this poem and to continue to instilin the reader its primary message. Despite the millions of dollars in the bank accounts of the individuals described earlier, the speaker considers them to be alone, and so they are no different than the speaker as described in the fi...
The last verse takes on a very general approach to the concepts discussed earlier and seems to be trying to sum them up as best as it can. The speaker is talking directly to the reader, They describe storm clouds and moaning winds in an attempt to create gloomy imagery, and then state very simply that “the race of man is suffering.” It is as though...
This final chorus-like repetition of this poem attempts one more time to drive home its simply stated point: no one can get through life alone. It is simple, it is powerful, and it is repeated just often enough to stick with the listener just as intended by the author.
Jan 16, 2024 · Maya Angelou was a poet and author known for her 1969 memoir, ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.’ Read about her poems, books, quotes, quarter, and more facts.
Maya Angelou was an American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years.
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May 2, 2023 · An analysis of the Alone poem by Maya Angelou including schema, poetic form, metre, stanzas and plenty more comprehensive statistics.
