Structure & Poetic Techniques (Junior Cert English): Flashcards
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Number of stanzas in 'Still I Rise'
Number of stanzas in 'Still I Rise'
Nine stanzas
What does stanza structure reflect in 'Still I Rise'?
What does stanza structure reflect in 'Still I Rise'?
Momentum of speaker's rising spirit
Simile about resilience in 'Still I Rise'
Simile about resilience in 'Still I Rise'
But still, like dust, I'll rise
What dust simile represents
What dust simile represents
Speaker's resilience (ability to keep rising)
Ocean metaphor in poem
Ocean metaphor in poem
I am a black ocean, leaping and wide
Ocean metaphor illustrates
Ocean metaphor illustrates
Speaker's strength and spirit
Ocean metaphor suggests strength is
Ocean metaphor suggests strength is
Deep and uncontainable
Definition of anaphora
Definition of anaphora
Repetition of word at start of successive phrases/verses
Anaphora example in poem
Anaphora example in poem
Repeated phrase 'I rise'
What anaphora highlights
What anaphora highlights
Resilience and unwavering determination
What anaphora creates
What anaphora creates
Rhythmic and emphatic structure
What emphatic means
What emphatic means
Stressed (given more force or importance)