Still I Rise — Maya Angelou

Read the prescribed text in the official Pearson anthology.

Remind yourself of the prescribed poem in Part 2 of the anthology.

Explore how Angelou presents the speaker's growing power in Still I Rise.

In your answer, you should consider:

• the speaker's challenge to her adversary
• the poet's use of language and structure
• the movement from individual to collective resistance

Support your answer with close reference to the text, including brief quotations.