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

2. Why is the speaker's past "rooted in pain" (line 32)?
(a) Because of bigotry and discrimination.
(b) Because of the death of a loved one.
(c) Because no one appreciates her value.
(d) Because she has been abandoned by someone she loves.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of "certainty" does the speaker claim to have in line 10?

2. Which is the best definition of "beset" in line 6?

3. What is the primary quality that the speaker's stanza eight description of a body of water is intended to convey?

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

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

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