1. What does each stanza talk about in Maya Angelou's poem, 'Touched by an Angel'?
- Each stanza is about a different part or aspect of love
2. What does the phrase, 'coiled in shells' mean?
- The phrase is used to give an idea of how one can become without love.
3.Why do you think Maya Angelo wrote this poem?
- I think Maya Angelou wrote this poem to inform and discuss all the aspects and stages of love.
4. Give your own interpretation of this poem. Use complete sentences.
This poem is trying to express love, and the poet is trying to explain that love isn't just happiness all the time. That love is about pain, fear, and how we have to be bold to conquer the pain and fear, but in the end. Happiness is what wins. And that love lets us live life to the fullest. Also she says that love can set you free.
- Each stanza is about a different part or aspect of love
2. What does the phrase, 'coiled in shells' mean?
- The phrase is used to give an idea of how one can become without love.
3.Why do you think Maya Angelo wrote this poem?
- I think Maya Angelou wrote this poem to inform and discuss all the aspects and stages of love.
4. Give your own interpretation of this poem. Use complete sentences.
This poem is trying to express love, and the poet is trying to explain that love isn't just happiness all the time. That love is about pain, fear, and how we have to be bold to conquer the pain and fear, but in the end. Happiness is what wins. And that love lets us live life to the fullest. Also she says that love can set you free.