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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 techniques are used in line 19, "’Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines"?
(a) Onomatopoeia and alliteration.
(b) Sibilance and onomatopoeia.
(c) Assonance and sibilance.
(d) Alliteration and assonance.

2. What technique is used in line 29, "Out of the huts of history’s shame"?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Juxtaposition.
(d) Allegory.

3. Which is the first stanza of the poem that is longer than four lines?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

4. Who is the author of "Still I Rise"?
(a) Nikki Giovanni.
(b) Maya Angelou.
(c) Alice Walker.
(d) Toni Morrison.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the best definition of "beset" in line 6?

2. Which technique is used in line 9, "Just like moons and like suns"?

3. How does the speaker characterize herself in line 4?

4. What technique is used in line 21, "You may shoot me with your words"?

5. Why is the speaker's past "rooted in pain" (line 32)?

(see the answer key)

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