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  1. The poem "Still I Rise" has nine stanzas that are divided into several sets of lines. Eighth stanza has six lines, ninth stanza has nine lines, the first seven stanzas are known as quatrains, which have four lines each. The rhyme pattern for the first seven stanzas is ABCB, the eighth is ABABCC, andRead more

    The poem “Still I Rise” has nine stanzas that are divided into several sets of lines. Eighth stanza has six lines, ninth stanza has nine lines, the first seven stanzas are known as quatrains, which have four lines each. The rhyme pattern for the first seven stanzas is ABCB, the eighth is ABABCC, and the ninth is ABABCCBBB.

     

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  1. 1. Alliteration- When two or more words that start with the same letter are used consecutively or at least closely together, alliteration occurs. Eg. "gifts" and "gave" in stanza nine, and "huts of history" in line one of the eighth stanza.   still i rise summary

    1. Alliteration– When two or more words that start with the same letter are used consecutively or at least closely together, alliteration occurs. Eg. “gifts” and “gave” in stanza nine, and “huts of history” in line one of the eighth stanza.

     

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  1. The speaker is constantly targeted by society in an effort to diminish them, but she is almost powerless to resist. The speaker admits that she might suffer discrimination in society, however, the speaker's response to this treatment is not simply survival; rather, it is prospering, which enrages heRead more

    The speaker is constantly targeted by society in an effort to diminish them, but she is almost powerless to resist. The speaker admits that she might suffer discrimination in society, however, the speaker’s response to this treatment is not simply survival; rather, it is prospering, which enrages her oppressor.

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