The imagery in these lines supports an interpretation of the following themes:
- confidence
- empowerment
These themes are evident through the speaker's strong self-assurance and the metaphorical references to wealth and strength.
Still I Rise
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
empowerment
empowerment
difficulty
difficulty
perseverance
perseverance
oppression
oppression
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