"On Aging" by Maya Angelou

In the poem, the aging speaker uses the literary device of [.............] to address an unknown "you" to highlight their self-sufficiency and independence.

• apostrope

• anaphora

• epistrophe

• diacope

Though they're part of a larger stanza, the first four lines of the poem work as a [.......]

• rhymed couplet

• free verse tercet

• rhymed quatrain

• prose poem

"Like a sack left on a shelf" is an example of [.....]

• mimesis

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

The repetition of "Hold! Stop..." in lines 5-6 is an example of....

What does colloquial mean in this context?

• not formal or literary

• formal and rigid

• technical and specific

• rhyming and lyrical

"Don't bring me no rocking chair." is an example of.....

• double negative in AAVE

• Zero Copula in AAVE

• Hyperbolic language in AAVE

• Unambiguous statement in colloquial language

When my bones are stiff and aching,
And my feet won’t climb the stair,
I will only ask one favor:
Don’t bring me no rocking chair.
This extract features....

• Synesthetic rhythm

• assonance

• anaphora

• diacope

Line 13 uses four smooth [......]

• trochees

• spondee

• iambs

• meters

A little less hair, a little less chin,
A lot less lungs and much less wind.

This is an example of....

every goodbye ain't gone

is an example of