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Explain the meaning of “you may shoot me with your words” in the poem Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou

Explain the meaning of “you may shoot me with your words” in the poem Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou

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  1. In the poem Still I rise, it means that her enemy her oppressors may abuse her with their words but she won’t give up anyway. Shooting words mean to use language for wrong purpose.

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