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“Still I Rise” is a poem by the American civil rights activist and writer Maya Angelou. One of Angelou's most acclaimed works, the poem was published in Angelou’s third poetry collection And Still I Rise in 1978. Broadly speaking, the poem is an assertion of the dignity and resilience of marginalized people in the face of oppression.
‘Still I Rise’ is an inspiring and emotional poem that’s based around Maya Angelou’s experiences as a Black woman in America. It encourages readers to love themselves fully and persevere in the face of every hardship.
‘Still I Rise’: summary. Beginning with a pointed and direct reference to ‘you’, Angelou opens her poem with a neat piece of wordplay: ‘write down in history’ means both ‘write down the history of me and my people’ but also ‘write me down, i.e., downplay me and my achievements by lying about me’.
Maya Angelou is one of the most influential voices of our time. However, she had a turbulent childhood. After her parents’ divorce, she was sent to live with her grandmother in racially divided Stamps, Arkansas, where she experienced the brutality of racial discrimination.
“STILL I RISE” – Maya Angelou. FIRST: Read through the poem in its original form. Mark/make notes on anything you find interesting or have a question about. SECOND: Mark all examples you can find of personification (P), allusion (A), similes (S) and metaphors (M)
Still I'll rise Maya Angelou. Let's do English ESL reading for detail (deep reading). This is a text on Maya Angelou and her poem Still I’ll rise It is followed by some comprehension exerc….
Still I rise- Maya Angelou. A worksheet on Maya Angelou´s poem "Still I rise". Students read the poem, look for similes and metaphors and discuss the meaning of the poem. Level: advanced. Age: 14-17. Downloads: 6.
