Still I Rise p. 5 by Colleen Mascarenhas https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd en-us 2019-01-28 19:12:30 UTC 2025-11-06 02:43:43 UTC hello@padlet.com questions cmascare https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325127741 1.Choose 2 lines of figurative language: 
A.What type of fig. lang. is being used
B.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? 
4. Who is the poem addressed to?
5. What was the purpose of this poem?
6. What point of view is this written in?
7. What does the author want you to know?
]]> 2019-01-28 19:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325127741 Jair https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325129675 1."Cause i laugh like i  got gold mines Diggin' in my own backyard."
1A. The Figurative language is Simile
1B. The line means that she has unlimited supplies.
2.The author think/feels that she is superior
3. The Figurative language in the poem is impactful because she is so confident.
4.The poem is addressed to the people who wanted to see her sad
5.The purpose of this poem is that she will always be positive and confident no matter what.
6.The point of view of this poem is in 1st person it is using "I and You"
7.The author want us to know that

]]> 2019-01-28 19:53:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325129675 michelle https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325129724 1."shoulders falling down like teardrops"
2."but still like air i rise"
B.they both are using simile
B.the first one is talking about how the person shes talking to wants her BROKEN.
the second one is talking about someone talking shit about but she don't really care.
2.she has confidence and power and nothing can stand i her way.
3.its being used to show on what shes comparing herself to to express what shes feeling.
4.this poem is adressed to the people to bring her down.
5.the purpose of this poem is to

]]> 2019-01-28 19:53:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325129724 joann https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325129754 1.A "cause i laugh like i've got gold mines in my own backyard
2. She has unlimited supplies
3. it is impactful because it 
4. ]]> 2019-01-28 19:53:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325129754 Diana https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325129855 1. "Just like moons and like suns" 
A. Simile  B. No matter what suns/moons rise and set.
"But still, like dust, I'll rise."
A. Simile B. People can lie about her but she will still go up.
2. The way this shows the reader what she is feeling is by when she says that she will rise even though they try to bring her down.
3. It is impactful because in this poem she is expressing her feelings where she will be brave and will not go down.
4. This poem is addressed to the people who try to bring her down.
5. The purpose to this poem is so that she can say that she is powerful and can't be brought down easily.
6. The point of view this is written in is First Person because it says I, my and me.
7. The author wants us to know that to not be brought down easily.]]> 2019-01-28 19:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325129855 leonardo https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325129935 1."But still,like dust, i'll rise" 
"But still,like air,i'll rise" 
a. Simile is what is being use.
b. It means she is comparing here self to something.
2. She has power all inside here.
3. Its being use to show the power she has inside here body.
4. The poem is addressed to the people that what to see here to fail with what she want use people to now.
5. The purpose of the poem is to show the people that want to make here feel bad to stop trying it will never work.
6. The point of view the writer is using is first person. I think 
7.That dont let people push you down just get back up and keep going to your dream.


]]> 2019-01-28 19:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325129935 Lena https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325129970 1. "Cause I walk like I've got oil wells pumping in my living room" 
A. Simile uses like or as 
B. She has power 

]]> 2019-01-28 19:53:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325129970 breanna https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325130000 1. i laugh like i've got gold mines diggin'  in my own backyard 
shoulders falling down like teardrop.
2. simile 
3. she have power running through her veins  

]]> 2019-01-28 19:54:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325130000 Ilyanna https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325130079 1'' cause I laugh like ]]> 2019-01-28 19:54:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325130079 Guadalupe https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325130384 1 '' cause i laugh like ive got gold mines diggin in my own backyard '' 
2 . She tells us how she is feeling
3. Its impactful because she is powerful 
4. The poem is addressed to whoever wants to see her down .
5. The purpose of this poem is to show the positivity .

]]> 2019-01-28 19:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325130384 Hennessey https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325130518 1.Just like hopes springing high,still I rise. But still like air I rise.
A. Simile
B.Meaning she is describing herself and being  positive.
2. This shows the author of how she is describing of how she feels about herself,. having high hopes.
3. She has power over the negativity by the meaning of words.
4. This poem is addressed to the any of the people that lies about her and the negativity.
5. The purpose of this poem was to show people that she is powerful than the people who bitter her.
6.The point of view was to show people that nothing cant stop her with all their bitter and twisted lies. 
7. The author wants me to know that a positive mind can leave the negativity behind by rising up.

]]> 2019-01-28 19:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325130518 jorge briagassss https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325130599 1."cause i laughed like i've got gold mines in my own backyard."
a. uses simile.
b. she got power. she being positive.
2. this means that she got power inside her.
3. its used to demonstrate all of the positivity she has on her.
4. the poem is addressed to all the people that want to see her so sad.
5.the main thing of this poem is that she wont be negative of her self and that she will be positive to her self no matter what.
6.on this poem its showing 1st person .
7.the poem wants us to know that u shud never give up and do ur best and be confident of urself. ]]> 2019-01-28 19:55:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325130599 De'Andre https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325130714 1. That I dance like I've got diamonds.]]> 2019-01-28 19:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325130714 deyanie https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325130869 1. but still like dust  ill rise /shoulders falling down like teardrops
2.she giving us little messages of the story 
3. have power running through her voice
4. to enyone who  reads it 
5.the purpose of the poem is that she works for her stuff 
6.work for your own stuff
7. everyone want a good leason 


]]> 2019-01-28 19:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325130869 oliver https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325130928 1 But still like dust ill rise
   just like hopes springing high still ill rice 
A) hyperboly
B) It means that she says she is something that she is not 
2) It shows that she is positive about her self
3) It describes how shes gonna keep going forward 
4) The poem is addressed to all the people to persuade them to be great 
5) To show you that she is proud of herself 
6) This poem is done in first person point of view
7) The author wants me to know that she is proud of her self ]]> 2019-01-28 19:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325130928 mauro https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325132133 1.but still, like dust,Ill rise
.i am the dream and the hope of the slave
2.its show the reader is powerful braveful 
3,this make the poem impactful cuz the reader its strong about hte pereson thats tryig to make her feel bad
4.this peom is directed to the person thats trying to maker her feel bad
5.the porpuse of  this is tell them she uis strong
6.first person
7.to be strong not weak dont let nobody bring u down]]> 2019-01-28 19:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325132133 emily https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325566739 1.  "cause i laugh like i've got gold mines in my own backyard."
a. its using simile 
b. she feels powerful   
2. shes telling us how she truly feels.
3. it impacts because she feels confident and has positive in her .
4.  the poem is addressing it to whom ever whats to see her down.
5.]]> 2019-01-29 19:14:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325566739 cris https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325568759 1'Cause i walk like I've got oil wells pumping in my living room' . 
2Its show the reader is powerful and braveful.

]]> 2019-01-29 19:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325568759 edwin :) https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325570042 1  ]]> 2019-01-29 19:20:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325570042 Breanna https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325570399 3. to show the expression that she doesn't care and she will show how much power she have 
4. the poem  is to the people that want to see her fail 
5. the purpose of the poem is if you try to knock her down she still will rise 
6.the story is in first person view because it about her feelings and her feelings only
7. the author wants us to know she can rise unafraid ]]> 2019-01-29 19:21:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325570399 Ilyanna https://padlet.com/cmascare/pph5wrum9sgd/wish/325574238 1'' Cause i walk like I've got oil wells pumping in my living room.''
A. The fig. lang that is used is simile.
B. It means she is powerful.
2.The author is thinking that no one can stop her or come in her way.
3

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