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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 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.

2. Which is the first stanza of the poem that is longer than four lines?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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