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.
What interpretation is supported by the poet's use of rhetorical questions in these lines? Select the TWO correct answers.
(2 points)
Responses
She is confident in her own abilities and in her beauty and power.
She is confident in her own abilities and in her beauty and power.
She shows defiance and boldness in the face of oppression and suffering.
She shows defiance and boldness in the face of oppression and suffering.
She alludes to other stories that support the themes of the poem.
1 answer
The two correct answers that are supported by the poet's use of rhetorical questions in these lines are:
These interpretations reflect the poem's themes of self-assurance and resilience against adversity.
