What literary devices are used in Still I Rise?

“Still I Rise” Poetic Devices & Figurative Language

  • Metaphor.
  • Simile.
  • Rhetorical Question.
  • Repetition.
  • Caesura.
  • Enjambment.
  • Alliteration.
  • Consonance.

What is the meaning of the poem Still I Rise by Maya Angelou?

self-respect and confidence
Still I Rise” is primarily about self-respect and confidence. In the poem, Angelou reveals how she will overcome anything through her self-esteem. She shows how nothing can get her down. She will rise to any occasion and nothing, not even her skin color, will hold her back.

What is the meaning of the poem A Brave and Startling Truth?

The title of the poem hints that when we get there, we will learn something amazing: a brave and startling truth that will change us forever. This ties into the other theme of the poem: destination. Humanity is traveling on this little planet through time and space, towards a destination called ‘the day of peacemaking.

What can the oil wells pumping in her living room symbolize?

The poet notices that the people around her in her society are “beset with gloom” when she succeeds. She questions this. She knows that she is succeeded in life, in her writing, and as a woman. The “oil wells pumping in [her] living room” symbolize her success.

Is there irony in Still I Rise?

The irony is that society wanted Maya to breakdown but through it all she became stronger and wanted to show everyone that they were not going to get the best of her, “I’ll rise”.

What does you may trod me in the very dirt mean?

Using the expression ‘still I rise’ she is declaring that whatever challenge comes her way she will face it and she will continue to rise from it. ‘You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lies, you may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise’.

When was the poem A Brave and Startling Truth first recited?

“A Brave and Startling Truth” is Maya Angelou’s second public poem recited at the 50th commemoration anniversary of the United Nations, observed on 26 June, 1995. Unlike Angelou’s most famous poems “Still I Rise,” “Phenomenal Woman,” and “Caged Bird” this poem celebrates humanity.

WHEN WAS A Brave and Startling Truth written?

1995
Angelou composed the poem for the 50th anniversary of the United Nations in 1995.

What does the expression oil wells signify?

(c) What does expression ‘oil wells’ signify? Answer: ‘Oil wells’ in the poem signify the pride and confidence of the speaker despite the challenges she is presented with.

What is the meaning of her first line you may write me down in history with your bitter twisted lies?

” You may write me down in history with your bitter , twisted lies” Angelou is referring to how her ancestors were horribly and disgracefully mistreated in the past. ” Just like moons and like suns / with the certainty of tides”