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Adam Dundon Form 11Y Compare how the two poets, Joseph and Angelou, reflect on old age Both of the poems that I have read give the same sort of message, "don't stereotype older aged people". Both of these women are trying to say that just because you get a bit older doesn't mean that the person inside changes as most people would think. In the poem by Joseph she uses listing to show how many things there are. Whilst in Angelou's poem she just writes it normally with some slang put in there as well, both poems give a different angle on aging but and equal one. In the poem 'When I am Old I will wear purple' by Jenny Joseph, I think she is using the colour purple because it is a colour that stands out, it is not a traditional black or navy blue colour. The colour purple is more of...

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