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    ‘The Mothering Blackness ‘ is a semi-autobiographical poem published following Maya Angelou’s time in Ghana. She felt like a prodigal daughter, while Africa received her with the unconditional love of a mother. In ‘The Mothering Blackness’a young girl is confronted with the problem of returning home. She is running home in the dark crying because s...

    Poem Analysis

    The central idea of the poem focuses on the mother and daughter relationship. Within the relationship, the poem explores the idea of anxiety, fear, forgiveness, comfort, darkness, etc. The poem emphasizes on mother’s love and forgiving nature. Mothers though tend to forgive, especially their children, with open arms and tend to forget anything that...

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    The moodis a “feel” that readers get as they read. The overall mood of the poem is blissful. Though it opens with anxiety as the daughter worries about meeting her poem, the mother’s willingness to accept her daughter gives a positive vibe to the mood of the poem. Similarly, the toneemployed is foreboding. Readers can feel the shift in tone as the ...

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    ‘The Mothering Blackness,’ like most of Angelou’s poems, is written in unstructured free verse. It doesn’t follow any regular form or meter. The poem has three stanzas with five lines each. Three of the five lines are indented which enables the readers to distinguish and understand the perspectives of the speakers. The three stanzas present differe...

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    Allusion

    The allusion is a figure of speech, in which an object or circumstance from an unrelated context is used in which the audienceis to make the direct connection. In this poem, Angelou uses the reference “Hagar’s daughter” and “Sheba’s daughter”. Hagar, a Biblical figure with whom Abraham had an illegitimate child, and whose line was cursed. Similarly, she feels that her line (black) is cursed. Sheba was a queen of Ethiopia, who is often believed to be black.

    Extended metaphor

    Metaphor helps to compare things indirectly. The poem uses extended metaphor, to an extent, the poem itself an extended metaphor. “Icicle tears” or “the maternal bond” portrays the poet’s character development throughout this poem and this collection. When observed closely, the readers can feel Angelou making a connection between Africa and herself, through the mother and daughter bond.

    Diction

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