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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) Euphemism.
(b) Dialect.
(c) Parallelism.
(d) Allusion.
2. What technique is used in line 21, "You may shoot me with your words"?
(a) Kenning.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Innuendo.
3. Which is the first stanza of the poem that is longer than four lines?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.
4. What precious stones does the speaker use to evoke beauty and value in the simile in line 27?
(a) Sapphires.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Emeralds.
(d) Rubies.
5. Who is the author of "Still I Rise"?
(a) Nikki Giovanni.
(b) Maya Angelou.
(c) Toni Morrison.
(d) Alice Walker.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the speaker say she obtained her gifts?
2. What technique is used in lines 7 and 8, "’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells/ Pumping in my living room"?
3. How does the speaker characterize herself in line 4?
4. What is the primary quality that the speaker's stanza eight description of a body of water is intended to convey?
5. What body of water does the speaker claim to be in the eighth stanza?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the pattern that stanzas 2, 4, 5, and 7 have in common.
2. 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?
3. In the final stanza, what metaphor does the speaker use, and what does it signify?
4. Why is the poem titled "Still I Rise" and not just "I Rise"--what additional idea does the word "Still" convey?
5. Describe how the final two stanzas of the poem differ from the first seven stazas.
6. What do all of the questions the speaker asks have in common?
7. What oppressive actions does the speaker suggest "you" might take, and how does she say she will respond?
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