Maya Angelou’s influences: exploring ‘Sympathy’ by Paul Laurence Dunbar
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I can explore the poem 'Sympathy' and use it, and the poem 'Caged Bird', to inspire my own writing.
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Angelou was inspired to write 'Caged Bird' after reading a poem called 'Sympathy' by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906).
Inspired by Dunbar, Angelou relies on the extended metaphor of a bird in a cage to present discrimination and injustice.
Like Angelou, you can be inspired by texts you have read.
A single paragraph outline is a way of planning a paragraph.
First and final sentences of a single paragraph outline are written in full; supporting detail is written in note form.
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