This study discusses in the analysis of feminism thought reflected in maya angelou's selected poetries which aims out how feminism affects maya angelou's poetry. this research is based on the feminism theory.
In this thesis, the writer found types of poetic function in the novel. Those are metaphor and metonymy. Metaphor is a direct comparison between two different things, and metonymy is an object or name of something else like person, place, or thing is referred by something closely associated with it.
African American literature has ben developing since a long time ago. it is the body of literature produce in th United States by writers of African descendant. one of the most famous artist is Maya Angelou. she is apoet that produced many significant poems.
This research discusses male and female expression in Maya Angelou and Pierre Alex Jeanty's selected poem "Don't Need That" and " Phenomenal Woman". This research aims to know the language expression of male and female in writing feminism literatur, especially in poems. This research focuses on gynocriticism theory introduced by Showalter.