The imagery in these lines supports interpretations of the following themes:
- Empowerment
- Confidence
These lines express a sense of self-assurance and resilience, highlighting the speaker's ability to rise above challenges and negativity.
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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
oppression
oppression
difficulty
difficulty
empowerment
empowerment
perseverance
perseverance
confidence
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