What is the purpose and likely effect of repetition in the lines "I rise / I rise / I rise" at the end of Angelou's poem?
to illustrate the speaker's determination to rise above adversity
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Who does the "Man in the Arena" refer to?
someone who tries hard, in spite of fear or failure
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Pick two examples of how Angelou uses a simile in her poem a). the moon, sun and the tides b). Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines diggin in my own backyard c). shoulders falling down like tear drop d). trees falling down
b and c
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The theme of the poem, "Still I Rise," is that women are good workers and satisfied to do just that.
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Choose the group of images from the poem that best support its themes related to persistence.
ocean, tide, daybreak
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Roosevelt gave this speech in Paris, France in 1910.
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Roosevelt would not approve of Nelson Mandela's attempts to bring racial equality to South Africa.
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Roosevelt's speech suggests it is just as helpful to point out the flaws in the way someone does a task as it is to try to perform the task yourself.
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Roosevelt would not measure a man's worth by his successes, but rather by the number of attempts he has made to accomplish something.
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The use of allusion is evident when Angelou says, "Out of the huts of history's shame..."