Being eaten alive by rats.
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Her childhood experiences gave her an understanding oh how to read and write poetry.
Explanation:
- Angelou was called as Maya because her brother called her Maya when she was a child. When she was eight years old, she was raped.
- To overcome the trauma, she started writing. She describes that in her autobiography. She became a writer after a series of occupations when she was young.
- She has cited her experiences in her book which reveals that it is her own childhood experience.
