The Question and Answer section for Alone (Maya Angelou poem) is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
“Alone” conveys many themes that appear in other Angelou poems: human suffering, isolation, love, and a need for solidarity in order to rise above the pain and problems that people face. The poem is written in free verse and resembles a song, as...
It was the night before:
Lying, thinking
Last night
How to find my soul a home
Where water is not thirsty
And bread loaf is not stone
In my opinion, the most notable aspect of the poem can be found in its universal call for unity. The poem is not devisive, but rather, a call to come together.
