Answer to Question #206693 in English for MOKGADI RASEALA

Question

Read the following stanzas from a poem entitled “Still I rise” by Maya Angelou and answer the 

questions that follow:

STILL I RISE

You may write me down in history

With your bitter, twisted lies,

You may trod me in the very dirt

But still, like dust, I’ll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?

Why are you beset with gloom?

’Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells

Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,

With the certainty of tides,

Just like hopes springing high,

Still I’ll rise.

Source: https://poets.org/poem/still-i-rise Accessed June 25, 2020.

4.1 I n your own words define the meaning of term rhyme. (2 marks)

4.2 Identify an example of rhyming words in the poem. (1 mark)

4.3 What do you think is the tone of the poem? (1 mark)

4.4 Do you think the title ‘Still I Rise’ is suitable for this poem? Provide a reason for 

your answer. (2 marks)

Answer 1

4.1 A rhyme is the correspondence of words and sounds or their endings and it is mostly found at the end of the lines in poetry.

4.2 Gloom and room

4.3 Confrontational tone. this is because the speaker is complaining about the abuses she is receiving because of various reasons.

4.4 The title is appropriate since the poem describes the numerous instances where the speaker is abused yet they come out strong and rise above the abuses.