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Still I Rise

"Still I Rise" Worksheet Key
40 points

Name: Maggie Palumbo

Instructions: Complete the worksheet after reading Maya Angelou's poem "Still I Rise."

1. List 3 similes from the poem:

But still, like dust, I'll rise.
Shoulders falling down like teardrops
But still, like air, I'll rise

2. List 2 metaphors from the poem:

I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide
Out of the huts of history's shame
I rise

3. Who is the "you" the speaker addresses in this poem?

Possible responses: Society, or someone who doesn't believe in her.

4. The tone of a literary work is the author's attitude toward the subject about which he/she is writing. Based on the ...

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Added: 5/22/2012 08:51:21 AM
Submitted By: mrsquinn10
Category: Poetry & Poets
Type: Free Paper
Words: 195
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