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“Mrs. Flowers”, an excerpt from Maya Angelou's “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings”(1969), depicts the profound effect that an adult can have on a child. Fortunately in this situation, the effect is a positive one. Mrs. Flowers was not known to be the warmest of people. As a matter of fact, in Marguerite's eyes, she was almost beyond approach. In Maya Angalou's descriptive writing pattern, you can almost feel, taste and smell the reverence for Mrs. Flowers almost as much as you can feel Mrs. Flowers skin, taste the milk and smell the cookies. You can not read “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” without experiencing Marguerite's excited sensory overload right along with her. Good or bad. Not only is she a pro at descriptive writing, her
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