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5.2.5 Still I Rise

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Question 1

Still I Rise — Maya Angelou

Read the prescribed text in the official Pearson anthology (printed page 29).

Explore how Angelou presents defiance in Still I Rise.

In your answer, you should consider:

  • the speaker's response to hostility
  • the development of her voice
  • the poet's use of language and structure

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

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5.2.5 Still I Rise Questions

  1. IGCSE
  2. /English Language
  3. /5.2.5 Still I Rise

11 exam-style questions on Edexcel A IGCSE English Language 5.2.5 Still I Rise. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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