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Summary. ‘ Life Doesn’t Frighten Me ’ by Maya Angelou is a simple, heavily rhymed poem that describes the fears, or lack thereof, that a child speaker has. The poem takes the reader into the mind of a child who has, or so she asserts, found a way to overcome fear in her life. She repeats the refrain “Life doesn’t frighten me at all ...
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Angelou’s use of repetition in the line “Life doesn’t frighten me at all” can be seen as a form of resistance against societal expectations to be fearful and submissive. Additionally, the inclusion of various animals and mythical creatures in the poem can be interpreted as a commentary on the societal labels and stereotypes that individuals are often subjected to.
The American poet Maya Angelou's "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" was first published as a picture book (illustrated by the painter Jean-Michel Basquiat) in 1993. In this poem, a little girl claims that she's not the least bit frightened of—well, anything, from "panthers" to "tough guys." While her list of the things she's not frightened of might ...
Life doesn't frighten me at all. Tough guys fight All alone at night Life doesn't frighten me at all. Panthers in the park Strangers in the dark No, they don't frighten me at all. That new classroom where Boys all pull my hair (Kissy little girls With their hair in curls) They don't frighten me at all. Don't show me frogs and snakes And listen ...
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Feb 5, 2015 · Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Annie Johnson, 1928-2014) Life doesn’t frighten me (1993) . Shadows on the wall, noises down the hall, Life doesn’t frighten me at all. Bad dogs barking loud, big ghosts in a cloud, That doesn’t frighten me at all. . Mean old Mother Goose, lions on the loose, They don’t frighten me at all.
That doesn't frighten me at all. I go boo Make them shoo I make fun Way they run I won't cry So they fly I just smile They go wild Life doesn't frighten me at all. Tough guys fight All alone at night Life doesn't frighten me at all. Panthers in the park Strangers in the dark No, they don't frighten me at all. That new classroom where Boys all ...
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Angelou's poems have a distinctive voice. Figurative language, repetition and an assertive tone are three ways Angelou creates a distinctive voice in her work. Arguably, the speaker in 'Life Doesn’t Frighten Me' is presented as assertive. You could argue that the speaker in 'Life Doesn’t Frighten Me' is only pretending to be assertive.
