Still I Rise
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What poem is this quote from? "You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt"
Touched by an Angel
Still I Rise
Caged Bird
Dulce et Decorum est
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
2.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who wrote Touched by an Angel/Still I Rise/Caged Bird?
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In "Still I Rise," what does Maya Angelou mean when she says "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave"
She means that her ancestors passed down pictures and jewelry for her to sell to her slave masters to buy her freedom.
She means that she is the reason why her ancestors endured slavery. She is saying that her ancestors knew that if they just tolerated being slaves for a few hundred years, eventually things would change.
She means that she is the physical embodiment of her ancestor's hopes and dreams. She is a free woman and she is living the life that her ancestors could only dream to live.
All of the above.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In "Still I Rise" the speaker's audience is most likely
white people, especially those wishing for her to fail
her ancestors
her children
her husband
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes the author's primary purpose for writing "Still I Rise"?
The author wanted to write a letter of appreciation to her ancestors.
The author wanted to demonstrate her strength of spirit despite living in a society designed for her to fail.
The author wanted to demonstrate her ability to effectively use interesting similes and metaphors in the hopes it would one day be taught in English classes around the world.
None of the above
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following details best summarizes "Still I Rise"
An African-American woman confronts her oppressors by asking a series of rhetorical questions followed by clever metaphors that express her self-confidence. She ends the poem by making declarative statements that connect her present life to the struggles of her ancestors, ending the poem in an uplifting fashion.
A woman acquiesces to her oppressors by showing them that she will comply with their hopes for her to be broken and weakened by the systemic oppression she faces. At the end of the poem, she hopes and dreams for freedom, but it is only in her mind, not in reality.
A former slave stands up to her masters and gains her freedom by writing a series of similes and metaphors that convince the masters to set her free. By the end of the poem, she has gained her freedom and rises into liberty.
All of the above.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Still I Rise and Mother To Son are similar in that
They both have a female speaker
They both deal with perseverance
They are both a mother's advice to her son
All of the above
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
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