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This reads as a portrait of awe, not neat description. The mother is framed as powerful, vivid, and hard to contain in ordinary language, so the line can be taken to mean that some people are felt more as force and color than as simple character traits, especially in memory or family reflection.
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About Maya Angelou
American memoirist, essayist, poet, and civil rights activist
Maya Angelou was an American memoirist, essayist, poet, and civil rights activist. Her work spans more than 50 years, and she is best known for a series of autobiographies that began with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in 1969. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry, and her credits also include plays, films, and television shows. The autobiographical books focus on her childhood and early adult life, especially the first volume, which takes her story to age 17 and brought her international recognition. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.
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Books by Maya Angelou
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
The first volume of her autobiography.