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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

empowerment
empowerment

difficulty
difficulty

oppression
oppression

perseverance
perseverance

confidence
confidence

1 answer

The imagery in these lines supports an interpretation of the following themes:

  1. Empowerment - The speaker's confident demeanor and references to wealth suggest a sense of personal power and self-worth.
  2. Confidence - The use of phrases like "I walk like I've got oil wells" and "I laugh like I've got gold mines" conveys a strong sense of self-assuredness and pride.

So, the correct answers are empowerment and confidence.