The author points out Angelou's literary influences, that include William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Douglas Johnson, Langston Hughes, among others. This scholarly article is a critical introduction to the works of Maya Angelou, and the criteria surrounding her success as a poet laureate. It examines the strengths and weaknesses of what is presented as well as describing the applicability of the author's conclusions to the research being conducted.Īnalytical or critical annotations will most likely be required when writing for a college-level course.

While it points out distinctive features about the item it does not analyze the author's conclusions.Īn analytical or critical annotation not only summarizes the material, it analyzes what is being said. Please pay attention to the last sentence. This article is distinctive in its discussion of the need for a poet laureate to add to an audience's collective memory. Also discussed is her political cultural voice and her deep understanding of emotion. The author discusses dialect and vernacular rhythms in several of Angelou's poems, and compares several of her works to the racy dialect of Sterling Brown and Langston Hughes. This article also points out that her poetry lacks cultural boundaries, yet her trademark lies in the secular chants, songs, and games of the black vernacular tradition.

The author points out Angelou's literary influences, which include William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Douglas Johnson, Langston Hughes, among others.

'Maya Angelou-The Peoples' Poet Laureate: An Introduction.' Langston Hughes Review, vol. In addition, it describes the author's main arguments and conclusions without evaluating what the author says or concludes. A descriptive or informative annotated bibliography describes or summarizes a source as does an abstract it describes why the source is useful for researching a particular topic or question and its distinctive features.

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