"On the Pulse of Morning," is a poem written by Maya Angelou. In this poem, Angelou describe characterization. Personification is a part of literature in which an object or a living thing is given human individuality. Angelou uses personification to give the pitch, the river, and the tree the aptitude to converse to the reader. In "On the Pulse of Morning", Angelou writes "But nowadays, the rock cries out to us, evidently, vigorously, Come, you …showed first 75 words of 531 total…

…showed last 75 words of 531 total…of her poem. References: Lisandrelli, Elaine Slivinski (1996) Maya Angelou; More Than a Poet. Springfield, NJ: Enslow Courtney-Clarke, Margaret (2000) Maya Angelou: The Poetry of Living. Foreword by Orah Winfrey. New York: C. Potter Hagen, Lyman B. (1996) Heart of a Woman, Mind of a Writer, and Soul of a Poet: A Critical Analysis of the Writings of Maya Angelou. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1996 Williams, Mary E. (1997) Readings on Maya Angelou. San Diego: CA: Greenhaven Press