Summary Of On The Pulse Of The Morning By Maya Angelou

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American poet, Maya Angelou, wrote and recited the poem, “On The Pulse Of The Morning,” at President Bill Clintons’ inauguration in January 1993. Angelou’s purpose was to instill hope and faith in the human race. There is an optimistic tone to the poem that reassures the people that they will persevere. The poem separates into three elements of nature: a rock, a river, and a tree. While generations and eras have passed, the three elements have witnessed many struggles in the world and through it all, life goes on. Maya’s use of examples of animals that are extinct implies that although some species continued to exist, some didn’t and humans may just be another extinct generation someday. Maybe this is the reason she stressed that the races