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1. "Cause i laugh like i've got gold mines digging in my own backyard."  "Shoulders falling down like teardrops."
1. The type of figurative language being used is simile.
2.The first one means She laughs like a happy criminal and the second line shows how she would look if she slouched.
3.The figurative language is impactfull because it shows how she feels about herself.
5. The peom is addressed to all those who envy her.
6. The purpose of the peom was to show how the author believed in herself and had no care for what others thought .
7. This poem is written in 1st point of view.
8. The author wants me to know how confident she is.

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1) " Just like moons and like suns" and " just like hopes springing high" the figurative language being used is metaphor.
2) This shows the reader how the author is feeling because it tell them how she is everyday.
3) Its impactful because it tells the reader how she takes on the daily routine of the Earth so basically she always rise and be higher.

5) The poem is addressed to you person reading or to society.
6) The authors purpose is to send a message and to let you know that no matter what the siuation is she will always rise up and be better.
7) This poem is written in first person.
8) The author wants you to know to never let anyone get you down or to try and put you down so you don't feel not worthy of being able to do something in the world.

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1.) "you may shot me with your words",'you may cut me with your words" and its using metaphor
2.)It means that  she can take any criticism but she will go trough it.
The shows the reader that she will ignore all negative comments.
3.)It's used here to show the reader that not anything can stop her from thinking like that.
5.) It's addressing the people who is doubting her of her work.
6.)The purpose of the poem is that she will be the hope of the people.
7.) The poem is written in first person view.
8.) The author wants you to know that don't let anyone come across you and tell you can't do something.

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1 i dance like i've got diamonds at the meeting of my thighs
cause i laugh like i've got gold mines diggin in my own backyard
2  personification
3 means that you're basically describing something .
4 by how the author writes it , she puts words with emotion to it .
5 shes using figuritave language to describe it in a better way , to give it more thought .
6 the purpose of this poem was that no matter what color of her skin or history or how they treat her shell always find a way to success , and to get up .
7 first person
8 the author wants me to know that its important to always just keep on going no matter what happens

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1. but still,like dust,I'll rise
this is using simile.
i'm a black ocean leaping and wide  welling and swelling I bear in the tide this sentence is a metaphor.
2.  they show what the author feels instead of telling it .
3.the figurative language is impactful because we can feel and image was she is writhing.
5.this poem is addressed to the people that are trying to bring her down by showing that she is proud strong and not afraid..
6.this poem purpose is to show people that even thought she is black that is not going to stop her.
7.this poems is written in first person .
8.the wants us to know that no matter what happens to you in life you should keep standing up and keep trying.

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1. "Shoulders falling down like teardrops" , "but still like air i'll rise".
2. The type of figurative language is similes and personification.
3. First one means that shes sad, the other means she'll always be strong no matter what.
4.The reader uses there emotions to it.
5. The poem is addressed to the people bringing her down.
6.The purpose of the poem was stay strong no matter who doubting you.
7.The poem is written in first person.
8.The author wants you to know that always find a way to succeed.

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1. But still like air I'll rise
I'm a black ocean leaping and wide
2. She will rise always and she is as big as the ocean.
3. to show how you can still rise and be big and important.
5.The poem is addressed to us.
6. To tell us what she feel s about her life.
7. She is in first person.
8. That she will always rise up now matter the situation.

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1."But still, like dust, I'll rise"
"But still, like air, I'll rise."
The type of figurative language being used is similes.
2.It means the author will continue to get back up no matter the trouble.
It shows the reader what the author is thinking by referring to herself as dust and air being lifted up.
3.The figurative language used here is impactful because it helps in realizing how the author is feeling.
5.The poem is addressed to all of the people who wish or who do bring her down as this poem is describing on how she will keep getting back up no matter what.
6.The purpose of the poem is to send the message that the author will keep getting back up no matter what happens to her.
7.The poem is written in first person point of view.
8.The author wants you to know that they will keep getting back up no matter the struggle and that you should keep getting back up too.

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1. "Im a black ocean, leaping and wide, welling and swelling i bear in the tide"
"Cause I laugh like i've got gold mines diggin in my own backyard".
2. personafication
3. there are similes  and metaphors that maya is using.
4.the author puts  emotion on it.
5. she is using figurative to describe it better.
6. The purpose of this poem was that no matter what they say or envy she ill still gonna rise up and she is saying that nobody is gonna bring her down.
7.The poem was written in first point of view.
8. The author wants us to know no matter what you can over come anything.

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1. Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines diggin' in my own backyard.
The line specifically means that she has the happiness of someone with a Gold Mine in their own backyard.
2. Cause I walk like I've got oil wells pumping in my living room.

She is trying to say that like oil wells she is rich, not only physically she herself has a lot of worth.
3. In the first stanza, the author uses figurative speech to illustrate oppression, and her response to it.
5. In essence, Maya Angelou's defiant, triumphant "Still I Rise" is addressed to everyone attempting to keep the speaker down. Written from the perspective of an African American woman, arguably one of the most oppressed classes of people in the USA, the "you" in the poem is the dominant culture that "want[s] to see [her] broken."
6.   "Still I Rise" is really about self respect, and confidence. In the poem, she reveals how she will overcome anything with 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.
7."Life"
8.Things about life.

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1) " 'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines" and " Jus lke moons and like suns" both of these lines use metaphors.
2) It shows the reader what the author is thinking/feeling because its not just telling

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1. "Just like moons and like suns"
"But still like air I rise"
Both are examples of similies
2. It shows just like other thing she will rise
It shows that she is confident that she will rise in the end
3. It gives her a way of expressing herself with examples.
5. It is directed at those who have made her feel attacked.
6. The purpose was to address her attackers and explain that she'll make it through.
7. First Person POV
8. She wants readers to know that she will make it through it all.

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1. "I'm a black ocean,  leaping and wide, welling and swelling I bear in the tide"
"I am the dream and the hope of the slave".
2. The figurative language they use is both personification
3. The figurative language that they use means that she is black and she won't let no one to bring her down.
4. They used personification because they need a figurative language that will compare her with a object that doesn't exist.
5. The poem is addressed to all the people that talk bad about her
6. The purpose of the poem is that the author is trying to send a message to all the people that bring her down.
7. The point of view of this poem is first person.
8. The author want us to know that no matter what skin color you have don't let anyone bring you down.

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1.The figurative shown in "I am the dream and hope of slavery." is a metaphor .The figurative shown in "'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells pumping in my living room.' is a simile.
2.The metaphor means she is the new beginning.This shows the author that she believes she will start something or change. The simile compares or shows that she is full of energy. This makes the author thing of what kind of person she is.
3.The figurative is impactful because it describes who she was and how she felt.
5.The poem is address to society or younger people.
6.The purpose of the poem was to send a message and provide description on author life and issues she had.
7.The poem is written in first person.
8. The author wants us to know no matter what you can over come anything.

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1."Cause i laugh like I've got gold mines  diggin' in my own backyard."
"I'm a black ocean ,leaping and wide"
2. There are similes and metaphors being used.
3. The first one means someone that acts as if nothing affects them.The second one means that even though she is black she can do anything.
4.This shows that the author wants everyone to know that even though she is black and criticize by that she will still keep going.
5.The figurative language is  impactful because it show how she acts even though people criticize her for being black.
6.The poem is addressed to the people that try and make her feel like she is useless .
7.The purpose of this poem is to show the people that she can do anything even though she is black that is not a reason to stop her.
8.This poem is written in first person.
9.The author wants you that no matter what the people say to her she will till keep going and not even harsh words will stop her.

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1.) The type of figuritive language being used is similes and metaphors like "just like hopes springing high, still i rise" or "shoulders falling like teardrops".
2.) The first quote means that she will be strong , the other quote means that they are sad and when you are sad ur shoulders seem droppy.
3.) the language being used is impactful by making the readers more intrested in the poem and making us understand she is strong
5.) This poem is addressed to the people who are bring her down or at least trying to.
6.)The purpose of the poem is send a message that she is strong as everyone else even thoe she is different.
7.)The point of view is  first person.
8.)The author wants us to know that she doesnt care about what people say and that she stands proud and she wants us to stand tall as well.

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1."But Still, like dust, I'll rise"
"Couse I walk like I've got oil wells pumping in my living room".
1 Both of them are using similes.
2.She is always gong to rise no. matter what the situation is.
3.It shows the author the impact of her because it shows that she will never give and will always rise up.
5. The poem is addressed to people who want to see her fail but she will always rise up.
6. The purpose of the story is to tell the world that nothing will let her go down and she will always rise.
7. the story is in a first person view because she uses i'll in the story.
8. The author wants you to know that she will rise no matter what happens.

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1.Shoulders falling down like teardrops is a simile
Just like hopes springing high is also a simile
2.The first simile means that someone wants her to feel less than.The second simile means that she will rise up.
3-The figurative language is impactful because she will not go down and she will still rise up.
5-The poem is addressed to people who want to keep her down.
6-The purpose of the poem is to show people her persistence to people who want to keep her down.
7-The point of view in this poem is second person because she uses "you" many times.
8-The author wants the reader to know that people should still get up even if people oppose her.

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1.Choose 2 lines of figurative language:

1.What type of fig. lang. is being used

2.What does it mean?

2.How does this show the reader what the author is thinking/feeling

3.Why is the figurative language used here impactful?

5. Who is the poem addressed to?

6. What was the purpose of this poem?

7. What point of view is this written in?

8. What does the author want you to know?