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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) Apostrophe.
(b) Catalog.
(c) Verbal irony.
(d) Allegory.

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

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

4. Which is the best definition for "trod" in the context of line 3?
(a) Drag along the floor or earth.
(b) The sound of footsteps.
(c) Press down with the foot.
(d) Throw or hurl downward.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the speaker say she obtained her gifts?

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

3. What body of water does the speaker claim to be in the eighth stanza?

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

5. Who is the author of "Still I Rise"?

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