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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) Oxymoron.
(d) Allusion.

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

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

4. In the fourth stanza, what kind of person does the speaker ask if "you" want her to be?
(a) Distant and uninvolved.
(b) Sad and meek.
(c) Angry and afraid.
(d) Tired and distracted.

5. In the final quatrain, what does the speaker wonder about upsetting "you" with?
(a) Sexiness.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Kindness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which technique is used in line 9, "Just like moons and like suns"?

3. Which two things does the final stanza use to represent the past and present?

4. Which technique is frequently used at the beginnings of stanzas?

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

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