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1.
If you
analyzed
this:
Then, you
will now
analyze
this:
1. St
itches
by
Shawn
Mende
s
1. H
ow Do I
Love
Thee?
(Sonne
t 43)
by
Elizabe
th
Barrett
Browni
ng
2. S
kyscra
per by
Demi
Lovato
2. St
ill I
Rise
by
Maya
Angelo
u
3. W
ings
by
Mackle
more
3. Bl
ack
Friday
by
Kevin
Leake
2. Paste the lyrics of your new poem below:
You may write me down in history A
With your bitter, twisted lies, B
You may trod me in the very dirt C
But still, like dust, Ill rise. B
Does my sassiness upset you? D
Why are you beset with gloom? D
Cause I walk like Ive got oil wells F
Pumping in my living room. D
Just like moons and like suns, G
With the certainty of tides, H
Just like hopes springing high, H
Still Ill rise. H
Did you want to see me broken? I
Bowed head and lowered eyes? J
Shoulders falling down like teardrops, K
Weakened by my soulful cries? J
Does my haughtiness offend you? L
Dont you take it awful hard M
Cause I laugh like Ive got gold mines J
Diggin in my own backyard. N
You may shoot me with your words, O
You may cut me with your eyes, J
Questions
3. Describe the structure of the poem
(How many lines are there? How
many stanzas? What is the rhyme
scheme?)
4. Who is the intended audience?
5. Describe what the speaker is like.
Answers
Use complete sentences!
3. There are 33 lines and 9 stanzas. The
rhyme scheme is A, B, C, B, D, D, F, D,
G, H, H, H.
4. It is targeted toward racist people who
think that blacks are inferior, and they can