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

2. How does the speaker characterize herself in line 4?
(a) Brave and perseverent.
(b) Lively and confident.
(c) Lighthearted and silly.
(d) Intelligent and curious.

3. 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) Alliteration and assonance.
(d) Assonance and sibilance.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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