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- 1. Multiple Choice
"I'll rise and I rise" are repeated throughout the poem to emphasize her determination and triumph. This is an example of which of the following?
Hyperbole
Repetition
Alliteration
Personification
- 2. Multiple Choice
The simile in line 15 means-
Shoulders falling down like teardrops
The poet talks about showing confidence.
The poet talks about showing she is adventurous.
The poet talks about showing she is depressed.
The poet talks about showing she is insensitive to others.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What idea is emphasized by the similes in stanza 3?
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I’ll rise.
That the poet feels despite hardships, there is no way out.
That the poet feels life is pleasant and easy going.
That the poet feels that nature is an inspiration.
The the poet feels despite hardships, there is hope.
- 4. Multiple Choice
The poem "Still I Rise" has a tone that can best be described as which of the following?
hateful
confident
melancholy
cheerful
- 5. Multiple Choice
"But still, like air, I'll rise," this line is an example of which type of figurative language?
simile
allusion
metaphor
personification
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which would be the best description of the theme of the overall poem "Still I Rise?"
sometimes you are your own worst enemy
friendship is dependent of sacrifice
love conquers all
don't let anyone or anything keep you from accomplishing your dreams
- 7. Multiple Choice
"I'm a black ocean," this quote is which type of figurative language?
personification
metaphor
simile
allusion
- 8. Multiple Choice
What type of figurative language is used in line 30 of the poem?
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Hyperbole
Internal Rhyme
Metaphor
Personification
- 9. Multiple Choice
Even the title "Still I Rise," implies that the mood will most likely be which of the following?
sorrowful
friendly
discouraged
inspiring
- 10. Multiple Choice
The poet uses lines 35-36 to establish that
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
The poet is currently a slave on a plantation.
The poet is the hope of her past slave ancestors.
The poet is dreaming of being free from slavery.
The poet is bitter towards her ancestors.
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