What is the meaning of the poem The Lesson by Maya Angelou?
The meaning of the poem, The Lesson by Maya Angelou, is that life kills us a little everyday. She has written the poem in the context of the struggles which she had made in her life and this poems gives a reflection of her life. She has highlighted that what death as a metaphor means to the people like her. The poem also highlights the perspective of an activist who struggles against racism. This poem also shows the meaning as shown by Wallace Stevens in the poem, “Death is the mother of beauty”.
