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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Still I Rise," Lines 1 - 43 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What technique does the first line of the poem, "You may write me down in history," introduce?
(a) Verbal irony.
(b) Catalog.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Apostrophe.

2. What precious stones does the speaker use to evoke beauty and value in the simile in line 27?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Emeralds.
(c) Rubies.
(d) Sapphires.

3. Which technique is frequently used at the beginnings of stanzas?
(a) Rhetorical question.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Internal rhyme.
(d) Cacophony.

4. Which two things does the final stanza use to represent the past and present?
(a) A seed and a sprout.
(b) Night and daybreak.
(c) The directions east and west.
(d) Gathering clouds and rain.

5. What is the rhyme scheme of the first seven stanzas?
(a) ABAC.
(b) ABCB.
(c) ABBA.
(d) ABAB.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the most logical description of who "You" is in line 1?

2. What techniques are used in line 19, "’Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines"?

3. In the fourth stanza, what kind of person does the speaker ask if "you" want her to be?

4. In the final quatrain, what does the speaker wonder about upsetting "you" with?

5. What words create a refrain in the final two stanzas of the poem?

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