by Maya Angelou
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. . . .
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don't you take it awful hard
'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines
Diggin' in my own back yard.
"Still I Rise" from AND STILL I RISE: A BOOK OF POEMS by Maya Angelou, copyright
© 1978 by Maya Angelou. Used by permission of Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved.
Question
Use the lines to answer the question.
The imagery in these lines supports an interpretation of what theme? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Responses
confidence
confidence
difficulty
difficulty
perseverance
perseverance
empowerment
empowerment
oppression
oppression
1 answer
The imagery in these lines from "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou supports interpretations of the themes of:
The imagery of walking like one has "oil wells" and laughing as if there are "gold mines" suggests a strong sense of self-assurance and inner wealth, reinforcing themes of confidence and empowerment.
