Question

In Maya Angelou's poem 'When I Think About Myself,' what literary device does she use? She describes laughing, joking, singing, and dancing as ways to show sorrow. (1 point)
Responses

Personification gives human feelings to musical rhythms
Personification gives human feelings to musical rhythms

Simile compares feelings to body movements
Simile compares feelings to body movements

Paradox shows hidden pain through happy-looking actions
Paradox shows hidden pain through happy-looking actions

Metaphor turns sadness into musical expressions

Answer 1

Paradox — she shows hidden pain by doing things that seem happy (laughing, joking, singing, dancing), a contradiction that reveals deeper sorrow.