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Still I Rise By Maya Angelou

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Still I Rise Ever heard the cliché saying “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”. First thing that comes to my mind is how Maya Angelou portrayed this through Imagery in her poem Still I Rise. She states “You may shoot me with your words/ You may cut me with your eyes/ You may kill me with your hatefulness,” (Lines 21-23). She very carefully chooses her words here to articulate what the pain feels like to be oppressed to her readers. It’s clear she knows she is being talked about but their hatefulness will not stop her from being great. One of the most important things she states is the word “You”. Through her tone she lets the reader know who is being addressed. Her tone fluctuates through being outspoken, sarcastic,
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