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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) Rhetorical question.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Internal rhyme.

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

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

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

5. What technique is used in lines 7 and 8, "’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells/ Pumping in my living room"?
(a) Juxtaposition.
(b) Personification.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the rhyme scheme of the first seven stanzas?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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