Ain't I a Woman

Which of the following best describes Truth’s tone in “Ain’t I A Woman?”

• Defensive

• Demanding

• Encouraging

• Serene

Throughout this speech, Sojourner Truth repeats the phrase “Ain’t I a woman?” Why do you think she chooses to repeat this?

• To emphasize who is her audience/who she is speaking to

• Because it's a catchy speech giving device

• She uses it as punctuation to her thoughts

• To remind the reader why she is writing this speech

What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?

"If my cup won't hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn't you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?"

• Simile

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Idom

What is the meaning of the word lash in line 18?

• a bit

• to strike

• weight

• an eyelash

Which statement best summarizes Truth's attitudes about work?

• Women can work as hard as men.

• Men should allow women equal rights.

• Women should work harder.

• Women are strong as men

What is the most common literary device used in her speech?

• foreshadowing

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

To whom is she comparing herself in this sentence? "Nobody ever helps me into carriages or over mud puddles, or gives me any best place".

• White men

• Black men

• Black women

• White women

What is the meaning of the word grief in line 22?

• Endure/ suffering

• A loud noise

• Four-Wheeled passenger Vehicle

• Calming

How does the poet develop the theme of this poem?

• by comparing how white women are treated to black women

• by explaining that black women aren't treated as equals

• by telling what black women can do

• by describing all of what a black women endures

From the speaker's experience, the reader can learn that —

• Women should be given the same rights to vote

• men should be nicer to women

• there should be equality—both between women and men, and between black and white

• women can also work on a farm