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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 is used in line 21, "You may shoot me with your words"?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Innuendo.
(c) Simile.
(d) Kenning.

2. Which is the most logical description of who "You" is in line 1?
(a) People of the past.
(b) Scholars and critics.
(c) A romantic partner.
(d) An unnamed oppressor.

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the first stanza of the poem that is longer than four lines?

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

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

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

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

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