Still I Rise

What is the title of the poem?

• Still I Rise

• I Rise

• The Hope of the Slave

• Rising Up

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What does the speaker compare themselves to in the line 'But still, like dust, I'll rise'?

• A tree

• A river

• Dust

• A mountain

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What does the speaker compare themselves to in the line 'But still, like air, I’ll rise'?

• A balloon

• Air

• A cloud

• A bird

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Even the title "Still I Rise," implies that the mood will most likely be which of the following?

• sorrowful

• discouraged

• ecstatic

• inspiring

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Read the stanza from the poem.

'Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,I am the dream and the hope of the slave.

I rise

I rise

I rise. "

Why does she repeat "I rise?"

• To emphasise.

• To understate.

• To depreciate.

• To forget.

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What did Angelou's poetry also benefit from?

• Her ability to dance to her poems

• Her ability to perform and read her poems aloud

• Her ability to sing her poems

• Her ability to edit her poems

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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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What is the main theme of the poem 'Still I Rise'?

• Resilience and overcoming adversity

• Love and romance

• Nature and environment

• Technology and innovation

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Which literary device is predominantly used in the poem 'Still I Rise'?

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

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In the poem 'Still I Rise', what does the speaker's rise symbolize?

• Defeat

• Victory over oppression

• Indifference

• Confusion

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