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Sherif Monem Critique of Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou

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Maya Angelou Phenomenal Woman is not convincing. No single valid point she made to convince she is Phenomenal point. The piece is border line a poem. The piece is more of prose. The piece lacks many attributes of a poem like enjoyment, metaphor, rhythm, imagery, ... Fattening the piece I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. Repeated four times without any variation with no new wordings, laziness sort of consideration. Awkward language and meaningless reach of my arms And to a man, The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees. How? Do the really do? not true and silly  fire in my eyes, ... disgusting and repulsive. What fire? flash of my teeth,  ... a lion to scare? any other poetic description or appealing one? joy in my feet.... vague ... how? the click of my heels ... an effort is made which is absent before I think the piece is boring Critique of the reviewers  The distinguished reviewers making m...