Compare and contrast the presentation of oppressionin I Am Not That Ess

Compargon and contrast the presentation of oppressionin I Am non That Woman and Still I Rise.The poems I am studying are I Am Not That Woman by Kishwar Naheedand Still I Rise by Maya Angelou, both(prenominal) in the twentieth century.Both poets have based the poems on their own experiences of retrenchment in their incompatible cultures and they both continue to endwith feelings of hope.The poems show the different reactions andattitudes of two very different women who in similar circumstances. InI Am Not That Woman, the poet has been crush in her culture ofthe Asian society. By this she has been oppressed by the traditionalvalues of the Eastern culture nonwithstanding curiously by her father andhusband. She is also trying to overcome this suppression besides is notreally sure where she wants to go next with her life. In Still IRise, she has been suppressed by the white people of South Americabut she has overcome this and thinks of herself as superior to thewhite racists. I wi ll come by discussing I Am Not That Woman.The main etymon to the poem is position in the Asian society, Easternculture. Although there is a new theme introduced in every measure, theyall add to the main theme of oppression. The muliebrity is in the situationof being forced into having an arranged marriage and not having anyfreedom because of it. The poet seems bitter towards her father andhusband. She seems strong because she has got through her problems sofar and is angry and resentful about the whole situation. She seemsadamant to not let it happen to her for much longer.The poem has no structure and no rhyming scheme, therefore written asfree verse. Each verse of the poem is directed towards a certainperson in special(a) - her fath... ...ks around with pride and dignity, with the referenceto the oil wells as her acting as if she is rich, with the imagery ofher literally having oil wells in her supporting room. She expressesherself effectively by the repetition of the tit le, Still I Rise inthe poem, where she means she is ascending above the white racists.In conclusion I like both poems equally but think that Still I Riseis the more effective poem. I think this because the poet is strongerand more confident in what she has written about. The language apply inStill I Rise is easier to understand at first glance than I Am NotThat Woman which would also make people privilege Still I Rise becausenot as much needs explaining or working out. Although I prefer theimagery in I Am Not That Woman such as the garden which was utiliseearly on in the poem and then mentioned again afterwards on.