The tone of "Still I Rise" is a blend of defiance, antagonism, sarcasm, and steadfast confidence.        Only once in the famous Stanza 6 does he break down and cry.        But, she uses that moment to revitalize her fight against oppression.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

The tone established in the excerpt, "I never would come home again till I was a pilot and could come in glory" is best described as                       *10 pointsignorance/unawarnessbravado/couragehopelessness/pessimism

What is the theme of this poem by Langston Hughes?              Still HereI have been scared and batteredMy hopes the wind done scattered   Snow has friz’ me,   Sun has baked me,Looks like between ‘em they doneTried to make me   Stop laughin,   Stop lovin’,   Stop livin’ –But I don’t care!I’m still here!defiancedeathsufferingstamina

What is the theme of this poem by Langston Hughes?              Still HereI have been scared and batteredMy hopes the wind done scattered   Snow has friz’ me,   Sun has baked me,Looks like between ‘em they doneTried to make me   Stop laughin,   Stop lovin’,   Stop livin’ –But I don’t care!I’m still here!sufferingdeathstaminadefiance

How does the following poem express the beliefs of the humanist movement?Sonnet 4 from Astrophil and Stellaby Sir Philip SidneyVirtue, alas, now let me take some rest. Thou set’st a bate between my will and wit. If vain love have my simple soul oppress’d, Leave what thou likest not, deal not thou with it. Thy scepter use in some old Cato’s breast; Churches or schools are for thy seat more fit. I do confess, pardon a fault confess’d, My mouth too tender is for thy hard bit. But if that needs thou wilt usurping be, The little reason that is left in me, And still th’effect of thy persuasions prove: I swear, my heart such one shall show to thee That shrines in flesh so true a deity, That Virtue, thou thyself shalt be in love. A. It emphasizes the fulfillment of worldly love. B. It mentions religious institutions such as the Catholic Church. C. It emphasizes the superiority of virtue. D. It uses reason to make its point.

“And on the pedestal, these words appear:My name is Ozymandias King of Kings.Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!Nothing beside remains. Round the decayOf that colossal Wreck, boundless and bareThe lone and level sands stretch far away.”QUESTIONS:i. What is the implied message of the given poetic text?ii. Point out the use of irony in the given stanza.iii. Explain the tone and mood of the given stanza?