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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) Kenning.
(c) Innuendo.
(d) Simile.

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

3. What technique does the first line of the poem, "You may write me down in history," introduce?
(a) Catalog.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Verbal irony.
(d) Apostrophe.

4. What kind of "certainty" does the speaker claim to have in line 10?
(a) The "certainty of tides."
(b) The "certainty of springtime."
(c) The "certainty of history."
(d) The "certainty of air."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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