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Poet: Maya Angelou
Poem: The Lesson
Comment 14 of 14, added on September 5th, 2007 at 8:15 AM.
My thoughts on this poem are that it is about a woman trying to battle old age. Angelou uses a contradiction that makes sense and that is that the more she loves to live, the more she dies. It is a brillaint piece of work.
Georgia from South Africa
Comment 13 of 14, added on May 31st, 2007 at 8:57 AM.
i feel like it could almost be talking about a tree in a sense. the lines are the lines of the bark the dying every winter whith the cold. and the vines of the tree that regrow each year making it bigger. thats my view
chris
Comment 12 of 14, added on March 29th, 2007 at 9:50 PM.
No Sharron it was not confusing! You obviously dont have a poetic mind. Poems dont have to rhyme and you have to think deeper in order to understand it. The meaning of the poem isnt gonna come hit you in the face right away(like i wish my fist would!). This poem is amazing! Maya is a great poet. Maya Angelou and Shel Silverstein are my two favorite poets. Maya's poems deal with mature topics and require a higher level of thinking.
ME from United States
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My thoughts on this poem are that it is about a woman trying to battle old age. Angelou uses a contradiction that makes sense and that is that the more she loves to live, the more she dies. It is a brillaint piece of work.
Georgia from South Africa