Comparing Themes Across Poems - "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" and "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou

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:

1. • A clear theme that is found in both poems
2. • One piece of evidence from “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me”
3. • One piece of evidence from “Still I Rise”
4. • An explanation of how the evidence supports the theme
5. • 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 ____________.