Poetry lesson 3 - Still I Rise

Share your sentence

What would your autobiography title be? Why?

Give an example of a rhetorical question in the poem

Rhetorical Question:

A question that does not need/expect an answer

Share a simile from the poem that you though was effective

Simile:

When a comparison is made using like or as.

Share an example of direct address from the poem that drew you in

Direct Address:

When the reader or audience are spoken to directly

Share a refrain that you identified in the poem

Refrain (Structural):

When a line of poetry is repeated.

Which images stood out to you in the poem? How did you emphasise these through your performance?

What tone were you hoping to achieve in your part of the poem? How did you communicate that to your listeners?

How many voices did you include in your reading? What were the reasons for this choice?

1 minute

Write down 3 things you know about the poem

1 minute: Write down 2 things you can infer/guess about the poem

1 minute

Write down 1 question you would ask about the poem.

15 minutes extended writing

How has Angelou structured her poem to show a journey from despair to triumph?

How might the image of a phoenix relate to Maya Angelou’s poem?