Personal Thoughts on Maya Angelou’s Graduation

The first impression that strikes the reader upon reading Maya Angelou’s Graduation is Angelou’s literary style, the masterful technique she uses. Essentially the style consists of descriptive passages, giving the reader a vivid insight into the story, and a powerful word choice that very well helps to depict the message of Angelou’s narrative. This is fundamentally where Angelou’s strength is derived from, her ability to develop such powerful emotions with the usage of such simplistic and easy to understand language. Such a writing style rivals...