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

Comp be and contrast the presentation of oppressionin I Am Not 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 in the twentieth century.Both poets have based the poems on their own experiences ofsuppression in their different 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 suppress in her culture ofthe Asian society. By this she has been oppressed by the traditionalvalues of the Eastern culture but especially by her father andhusband. She is in like manner trying to overcome this suppression but is notreally sure where she wants to go next with her life. In Still IRise, she has been suppressed by the white mess of South Americabut she has overcome this and thinks of herself as superior to thewhite racists. I will begin by discussing I Am Not That Woman.The main ascendant to the poem is set in the Asian society, Easternculture. Although there is a new study introduced in every verse, theyall add to the main theme of oppression. The woman 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 rhymed scheme, therefore written asfree verse. Each verse of the poem is directed towards a certainperson in particular - her fath... ...ks around with preen 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 living room. She expressesherself effectively by the repeat of the title, Still I Rise inthe poem, where she means she is rising 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 used inStill I Rise is easier to understand at firstborn glance than I Am NotThat Woman which would also make people prefer 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 usedearly on in the poem and then mentioned again subsequent on.