Maya Angelou

Still I Rise by Maya Angelou the verse You may save me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the in truth dirt b bely still, like dust, Ill rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you evoke with gloom? give I walk like Ive got oil rise Pumping in my living room. respectable like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, solely like hopes springing high, Still Ill rise. Did you want to see me broken? Bowed extend and lowered eyes? Shoulders falling down like teardrops, Weakened by my soulful cries.Does my haughtiness offend you? Dont you take it awful hard courting I laugh like Ive got gold mines Diggin in my own spine yard. You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, solely still, like air, Ill rise. Does my sexiness upset you? Does it come as a confusion That I dance like Ive got diamonds At the meeting of my thighs? Out of the huts of historys humble I rise Up from a pa st thats rooted in pain I rise Im a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and expulsion I bear in the tide.Leaving behind nights of terror and terror I rise Into a daybreak thats wondrously clear I rise Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise. GCSE English immingle verse Maya Angelou in whose name Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. has granted permission. The Sheffield College, 2006 Exploring the Poem We are now going to explore Still I Rise using the five aspects of poetry we looked at earlier.Situation Viewpoint Ideas or themes Language and path Mood or tune After reading Still I Rise a couple of times, use the following questions to help explore your opinions well-nigh the verse form. Situation What do you conceive of Angelou power close in the fountain move lines when she says that history tells lies closely her? GCSE English mix verse line The Sheffield College, 2006 In the close lines, who is Maya Angelou referring to as her ancestors and why is this important? Angelou repeats the words I rise throughout the poem. What does she believe by this? GCSE English unify Poetry The Sheffield College, 2006 Identity is an important vagary in the poem. What impression do you get of Maya Angelou in the second, third, fifth and one-one-seventh verses? What impression of herself does Maya Angelou definitely not want to convey in the ordinal part verse? What impression does Maya Angelou leave us with at the end of the poem? GCSE English amalgamate Poetry The Sheffield College, 2006 Viewpoint Who is I in this poem? Who is you in this poem? Ideas and Themes What themes do you see in the poem? GCSE English intermingle Poetry The Sheffield College, 2006 Language and StyleAs you work through this section, you might want to refer to the Glossary, to read about some of the techniques discussed. Angelou uses a roofy of natural imagery in the poem. List all the similes and metaphors which relate to constitution that you can find in the poem. Imagery What points do you hazard Angelou is make in using this natural imagery? Comment on at least three images in detail. GCSE English unify Poetry The Sheffield College, 2006 initial rhyme and Assonance Find as many examples of alliteration and assonance in the poem as you can. What effects do you think Angelou is hoping to achieve by her use of these techniques?Rhythm and Rhyme Re-read the poem aloud or at least read it to yourself imagining how it would sound if you were reading it aloud. How do you think the daily round and the rhyming of the poem affects your understanding of what Angelou is saying? Repetition What do you think Angelou is trying to achieve with the repetition in the poem? GCSE English Blended Poetry The Sheffield College, 2006 Mood and Atmosphere How would you describe the mood or standard atmosphere of the poem? Does the mood change throughout the poem? GCSE English Blended Poetry The Sh effield College, 2006Maya AngelouStill I Rise by Maya Angelou the poem You may spell out me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the rattling dirt But still, like dust, Ill rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you get to with gloom? Cause I walk like Ive got oil come up Pumping in my living room. Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still Ill rise. Did you want to see me broken? Bowed channelize and lowered eyes? Shoulders falling down like teardrops, Weakened by my soulful cries.Does my haughtiness offend you? Dont you take it awful hard Cause I laugh like Ive got gold mines Diggin in my own concealment yard. You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, Ill rise. Does my sexiness upset you? Does it come as a confusion That I dance like Ive got diamonds At the meeting of my thighs? Out of the huts of history s dishearten I rise Up from a past thats rooted in pain I rise Im a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and pretentiousness I bear in the tide.Leaving behind nights of terror and attention I rise Into a daybreak thats wondrously clear I rise Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise. GCSE English Blended Poetry Maya Angelou in whose name Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. has granted permission. The Sheffield College, 2006 Exploring the Poem We are now going to explore Still I Rise using the five aspects of poetry we looked at earlier.Situation Viewpoint Ideas or themes Language and style Mood or atmosphere After reading Still I Rise a couple of times, use the following questions to help explore your ideas about the poem. Situation What do you think Angelou might mean in the opening lines when she says that history tells lies about her? GCSE English Blended Poetry The Sheffield College, 2006 In the closing line s, who is Maya Angelou referring to as her ancestors and why is this important? Angelou repeats the words I rise throughout the poem. What does she mean by this? GCSE English Blended Poetry The Sheffield College, 2006 Identity is an important idea in the poem. What impression do you get of Maya Angelou in the second, third, fifth and seventh verses? What impression of herself does Maya Angelou definitely not want to convey in the fourth verse? What impression does Maya Angelou leave us with at the end of the poem? GCSE English Blended Poetry The Sheffield College, 2006 Viewpoint Who is I in this poem? Who is you in this poem? Ideas and Themes What themes do you see in the poem? GCSE English Blended Poetry The Sheffield College, 2006 Language and StyleAs you work through this section, you might want to refer to the Glossary, to read about some of the techniques discussed. Angelou uses a drove of natural imagery in the poem. List all the similes and metaphors which relate to recor d that you can find in the poem. Imagery What points do you think Angelou is fashioning in using this natural imagery? Comment on at least three images in detail. GCSE English Blended Poetry The Sheffield College, 2006 beginning rhyme and Assonance Find as many examples of alliteration and assonance in the poem as you can. What effects do you think Angelou is hoping to achieve by her use of these techniques?Rhythm and Rhyme Re-read the poem aloud or at least read it to yourself imagining how it would sound if you were reading it aloud. How do you think the bout and the rhyming of the poem affects your understanding of what Angelou is saying? Repetition What do you think Angelou is trying to achieve with the repetition in the poem? GCSE English Blended Poetry The Sheffield College, 2006 Mood and Atmosphere How would you describe the mood or atmosphere of the poem? Does the mood change throughout the poem? GCSE English Blended Poetry The Sheffield College, 2006