https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d Made with a wish on a star en-us 2017-02-25 16:46:11 UTC 2025-10-26 11:57:20 UTC hello@padlet.com christina_kouros https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156197643 2017-02-25 17:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156197643 christina_kouros https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156198523 Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman

Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me. ]]> 2017-02-25 17:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156198523 christina_kouros https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156198703 * Free Verse poem
* No specific rhyming scheme
* Spoken in a personal voice
* Has lyrical aspect to the poem
*Much like a woman, the structure of the poem is free]]> 2017-02-25 17:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156198703 christina_kouros https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156198842 - Heavy on imagery 
-Angelou wants you to picture a confident woman

Example: In stanza one, she represents herself as a woman who doesn't look unnaturally skinny like a model. You can see her body shape, and how she walks and her facial features, all big physical characteristics of a woman.

]]> 2017-02-25 17:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156198842 christina_kouros https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156199472 * Lived 1928-2014
* Poet and civil rights activist
*Known for her autobiography "Why the Caged Bird Sings"]]> 2017-02-25 17:38:34 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156199472 christina_kouros https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156200215 2017-02-25 17:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156200215 christina_kouros https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156200281 Angelou uses an epiphora at the end of each stanza to reinstate that she is a phenomenal woman]]> 2017-02-25 17:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156200281 christina_kouros https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156200347 Used in the beginning of the poem to capture the reader's attention]]> 2017-02-25 17:53:46 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156200347 christina_kouros https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156200365 Definition: Figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action

Example: "A hive of honeybees" Angelou is comparing men to honeybees because they are swarming around the speaker because she is beautiful]]> 2017-02-25 17:54:21 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156200365 christina_kouros https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156200538 Feminism inspired this poem. 
Angelou uses the poem to express confidence and pride as a woman, especially during such an important time for women.]]> 2017-02-25 17:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156200538 christina_kouros https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156200745 Addresses stereotypes and explains that she is proud with who she is and how she looks.The secret is confidence.]]> 2017-02-25 18:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156200745 christina_kouros https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156200828 Men used to fall for her and swarm her, since she has a body of her own, it makes her a champion. She is celebrating who she and what she has.]]> 2017-02-25 18:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156200828 christina_kouros https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156200919 She is a mystery to men. They try to understand who she is but fail. She explains that she is a supreme woman, and that her mystery lies within her body language.]]> 2017-02-25 18:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156200919 christina_kouros https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156201040 After reading the poem, she expects the readers to understand why she walks with her head held high. She doesn't need to do anything crazy to grab other's attention. ]]> 2017-02-25 18:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/christina_kouros/ybik2ubm2a8d/wish/156201040