Both “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” and “Still I Rise” are poems by Maya Angelou that share a powerful message.
Write a short response explaining the theme that both poems share. Be sure to include:
• A clear theme that is found in both poems
• One piece of evidence from “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me”
• One piece of evidence from “Still I Rise”
• An explanation of how the evidence supports the theme
• Use complete sentences and cite evidence from the poems.
You can use the sentence stems to help you write and copy and paste your evidence in your response.
A shared theme in both “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” and “Still I Rise” is _________________. For example, in “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me”, Maya Angelou says “___copy & paste____”. This line shows conveys this theme because ____________.
Additionally, In “Still I Rise”, Maya Angelou writes, “____copy & paste_____.” This also supports the theme by describing how ____________.
In summary, the common theme in both of these poems is _______. Maya Angelou wanted to show readers that _____________. I can apply this theme to my own life by ____________.