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

2. What technique is used in line 29, "Out of the huts of history’s shame"?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Juxtaposition.

3. 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 she has been abandoned by someone she loves.
(d) Because no one appreciates her value.

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) Metaphor.
(b) Personification.
(c) Simile.
(d) Juxtaposition.

5. Who is the author of "Still I Rise"?
(a) Maya Angelou.
(b) Toni Morrison.
(c) Alice Walker.
(d) Nikki Giovanni.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What precious stones does the speaker use to evoke beauty and value in the simile in line 27?

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

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

5. Which is the first stanza of the poem that is longer than four lines?

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