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Poetry Comparison - Maya & Tupac

The aim of this essay is to do a comparison on two poems, woman work by Maya angelou and I aint mad at cha by tupac shakur.

Maya Angelou is a remarkable Renaissance woman who is hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary literature. As a poet, educator, historian, best-selling author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and director, she continues to travel the world, spreading her legendary wisdom. Within the rhythm of her poetry and elegance of her prose lies Angelou's unique power to help readers of every orientation span the lines of race and Angelou captivates audiences through the vigor and sheer beauty of her words and lyrics. In 1981, Dr. Angelou was appointed to a lifetime position as the first Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University. In January 1993, she became only the second poet in U.S. History to have the honour of writing and reciting original work at the Presidential Inauguration. Dr. Angelou has been nominated for two Grammy Awards for "Best Spoken Word or Non Musical Album" for On The Pulse Of Morning (1993) and Phenomenal Woman (1995). In 2004, she received a Grammy Award nomination in the "Best Spoken Word Album" category for Hallelujah! The Welcome Table. Dr. Angelou has garnered over 50 honorary degrees from colleges and universities worldwide.
Woman work is written about woman slavery in the 19th century. "Woman Work" is a regular 5 stanza, rhyming poem, It is set in southern USA. We know this because of the way she talkes

"The cane to be cut" Cane is grown in southern USA, "I gotta clean up this hut"

Hut is what she calls her house

"And the cotton to Pick"

cotton also grows in USA. It's about this woman who's either single or doesn't get any help from her partner/husband. She's always doing something, looking after the children –

"I've got the children to tend", housework –

"I gotta clean up this hut", shopping –

"The food to shop" or farm...