2. Still I Rise is a poem by Maya Angelo about the past and standing up for what’s right. She wrote it to influence people.

1. In the poem she talks about slavery  and how everybody wants to bring her down. It is a very confronting speech about racism and sexism.

4. Maya Angelo uses lots of similes and metaphors in this poem. One of such is”I am a black ocean”. She uses this metaphor to give her the power of a stormy strong ocean with waves crashing down on the rocks. Another one is “I dance like I’ve got diamonds at the meeting of my thighs”. This is briefly going over sexism and her being rich. Another metaphor is  “I am the dream and the hope of the slaves”. In this she talks about how all the slave’s dream to be free and she’s helping them with her speeches.

3. When Maya Angelo finishes the poem she repeats “I rise” five times to emphasise. The phrase is used to show that it is her standing up and saying something that had to be said.The repetition really locks her words in and makes you remember the poem.