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Phenomenal Woman By Maya Angelou- Interpreted by Hem BK
1. PHENOMENAL
WOMAN
Phenomenal woman by Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928- May 28,
2014
Interpreted by:
Hem Bishwakarma
&
Drishti Dahal
A tremendous thanks goes to Mr. Tirtha Karki for providing floor
4. What does Phenomenal woman
mean?
Extraordinary, amazing, self confident woman
with lots of inner beauty
Synonyms: EXCEPTIONAL, MIRACULOUS,
BREATHTAKING, STUNNING,
MARVELLOUS
5. Who is Maya Angelou?
American writer/ poet/ civil rights activist/
dancer/ singer/ memoirist
Published seven autobiographies
Three books of essays/ several books of
poetry
Read name: Marguerite Annie Johnson
She is well known for movies/ drama
First poem is I know why the caged bird
sings (1969)
6. Poem plot:
Pretty women wonder about her secret of
beauty
She is not as a model
Her beauty is expanded over her arms, hips ,
the way she walks and her lips
She is phenomenal woman or she is
extraordinary and amazing woman
She is also desired by man as they do to other
woman
7. Poem plot:
Men are really attracted with her
beauty
They fell down to her knees
Her beauty is magnified by the eyes,
flash of teeth and swing of her waist
She does not know yet why she is liked
They cannot touch her inner beauty/ mystery
Arch of her back, smile, breasts and the style
themselves are the magnifier of her beauty
8. Poem plot:
She does not advertise her beauty so she
should not bow her head.
The click sound while walking, the bend of
hair, palm of her hand
That’s all, according to her, the need why men
care so much
She claims herself that she is an amazing and
extraordinary woman.
9. DIMENSIONS
SOCIAL DIMENSIOIN:
GENDER: she feels proud being woman
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT: Being civil right
activist
REVOLT: she opposes the beauty notion
people
gaze through
PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSION
CONFIDENCE: she is self- confident
SELF- ESTEEM: She respects her own beauty
10. KEY THOUGHTS
Challenging the traditional concept of
beauty
has lots of evidence which magnify why she is
phenomenal and desired woman
Attack on ‘whites’ who consider
themselves superior
Phenomenally (by nature) she is woman
phenomenal (extraordinary) things made her wonderful
woman
11. Analysis
Beauty is not the matter only of the size or
color--
her arms, hips, footstep, lips have made
her look beautiful.
Women are by nature beauty destined but
people judge only on the basis of face and
complexion
She can do what physically other woman can
“I walk into a room, Just as cool as you please”
12. Analysis
contd…
A revolt on why people discriminate women in
their color though every woman is equally born
Men are equally fond of her as they do to others
People do not see the beauty on other parts of
body like teeth, waist, feet or others
She has something extraordinary beauty that
made her phenomenal
13. Analysis
contd…
The inner mystery of her is not understand by
the men , however, they are swarmed around
her
Her angle to saw the beauty is totally different
than others
She is such a confident woman that she does
not need to shout or jump to show her beauty.
14. Analysis
contd…
She makes other feel proud when she passes
through other woman since she is rich in other
beauty except face or skin
15. “A POEM is what you feel not what you write”
For bearing me with great patience