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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 29, "Out of the huts of history’s shame"?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Juxtaposition.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Oxymoron.

2. Which technique is used in line 9, "Just like moons and like suns"?
(a) Dialect.
(b) Euphemism.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Parallelism.

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

4. In line 17, what kind of a person is described by the word "haughtiness"?
(a) Sneaky and dishonest.
(b) Arrogant and proud.
(c) Strange and eccentric.
(d) Mean-spirited and petty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the best definition for "trod" in the context of line 3?

2. What precious stones does the speaker use to evoke beauty and value in the simile in line 27?

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

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

5. What technique is used in lines 7 and 8, "’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells/ Pumping in my living room"?

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