1. What does each stanza talk about in Maya Angelou's poem, 'Touched by an Angel'?
Each stanza goes over the phases of love. In the first stanza, Maya talks about loneliness and how we feel before love enters our lives. In the second stanza, it talks about how when love is represented to us, memories rush back to us from times that we've been in love before. In the third stanza, the poem reveals that "love will set us free" and how we'll have this liberated feeling when we're in love.
2. What does the phrase, 'coiled in shells' mean?
Coiled in shells means being trapped. "coiled in shells of of loneliness" basically means being trapped in loneliness.
3.Why do you think Maya Angelo wrote this poem?
Because she wanted people to relate with her on what being in love feels like.
4. Give your own interpretation of this poem. Use 4-5 complete sentences. 4-5 sentences.
5. Type your favorite sentence of the poem.
Each stanza goes over the phases of love. In the first stanza, Maya talks about loneliness and how we feel before love enters our lives. In the second stanza, it talks about how when love is represented to us, memories rush back to us from times that we've been in love before. In the third stanza, the poem reveals that "love will set us free" and how we'll have this liberated feeling when we're in love.
2. What does the phrase, 'coiled in shells' mean?
Coiled in shells means being trapped. "coiled in shells of of loneliness" basically means being trapped in loneliness.
3.Why do you think Maya Angelo wrote this poem?
Because she wanted people to relate with her on what being in love feels like.
4. Give your own interpretation of this poem. Use 4-5 complete sentences. 4-5 sentences.
5. Type your favorite sentence of the poem.