STILL I RISE

'What form of imagery can be observed in the line "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,"?

• Gustatory

• Auditory

• Visual

• Tactile

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the theme of the poem?

• Injustice

• Slavery

• Climate Change

• Development

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What Global Issue is this poem based upon?

• Racial Discrimination

• Global Politics and War

• Migration

• Decolonization

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Pick two poetic devices used in this poem

• Similie

• Anaphora

• Irony

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the tone of the poem?

• Bold

• Accusatory

• Bitter

• Churlish

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is the mood of the poem?

• Resiliance

• Unrest

• Anger

• Confused

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"the huts of history’s shame" is example of which literary device?

• Allusion

• Personification

• Alliteration

• All of the above

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the overall message that Angelou delivers through her poem?

• Never resist your oppressors.

• Resist your oppressors and fight for the change.

• Listen and abide to your oppressors

• Ignore your oppressors.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

"But still, like air, I'll rise," this line is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Allusion

• Personification

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4