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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 7 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which technique is used in line 9, "Just like moons and like suns"?
(a) Dialect.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Parallelism.
(d) Euphemism.
2. What techniques are used in line 19, "’Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines"?
(a) Sibilance and onomatopoeia.
(b) Alliteration and assonance.
(c) Assonance and sibilance.
(d) Onomatopoeia and alliteration.
3. What is the rhyme scheme of the first seven stanzas?
(a) ABAB.
(b) ABCB.
(c) ABBA.
(d) ABAC.
4. Which is the best definition for "trod" in the context of line 3?
(a) Press down with the foot.
(b) Throw or hurl downward.
(c) Drag along the floor or earth.
(d) The sound of footsteps.
5. Where does the speaker say she obtained her gifts?
(a) From effort and hard work.
(b) From her ancestors.
(c) From the passage of time.
(d) From well-chosen friends.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does the speaker characterize herself in line 4?
2. What precious stones does the speaker use to evoke beauty and value in the simile in line 27?
3. Which is the first stanza of the poem that is longer than four lines?
4. In the fourth stanza, what kind of person does the speaker ask if "you" want her to be?
5. Who is the author of "Still I Rise"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is the poem titled "Still I Rise" and not just "I Rise"--what additional idea does the word "Still" convey?
2. In the final stanza, what metaphor does the speaker use, and what does it signify?
3. Describe the pattern that stanzas 2, 4, 5, and 7 have in common.
4. What oppressive actions does the speaker suggest "you" might take, and how does she say she will respond?
5. What specific historical phenomenon does the speaker talk about rising above in the final two stanzas, and what allusion does she use to introduce the topic?
6. What do all of the questions the speaker asks have in common?
7. Describe how the final two stanzas of the poem differ from the first seven stazas.
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