Maya Angelou was born as Marguerite Johnson on April 4th, 1928 in St. Louis Missouri. An African-American that rose to fame with the publication of her memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; which made literary history as the first nonfiction best-seller written by an African-American women. Maya Angelou received over 50 congratulatory doctorate degrees, becoming a famed civil rights activist, filmmaker, historian, actress, dramatist, memoirist, producer, educator, and poet. On May 28th, 2014 Dr.Maya Angelou passed away from heart problems. “Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou is a narrative poem that tells the celebration of a woman’s successful life. With Maya Angelou’s use of imagery, tone, and symbolism. The short narrative poem frameworks into a hymn-like poem, representing the inner beauty that makes her a phenomenal woman. “Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou contains a considerable amount of imagery. Imagery gives the reader the ability to capture the setting in their head, to their penchant. Dr.Maya Angelou heavily uses imagery to describe herself. For example, in lines 7-9 she states, “The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips.” Maya Angelou proudly speaks of her wide hips, being a feature that many women seem to dislike about themselves. One more example of dynamic imagery is told in lines 38-40. “It’s in the arch of my back, The sun of my smile, The ride of my breasts.” Unlike conventional beauties of the time, Maya Angelou embodies her features. She defines her smile’s curve to be a point of pride that beams as bright as the sun. Not only were there strong ties of imagery fused into the poem but also tone. The tone of this poem is written with immense passion that makes it easily relatable and understandable for women. Society puts pressure on women to look, act, dress, etc., a certain way that is deemed to be beautiful. Women have had this idea put into their head that they d