Question

Why does the speaker ask questions throughout the poem? What is the effect of this form?

Answer 1

Answer:

The questions that are asked are if the reader wants to see her broken, sad, beaten. The speaker asks the reader if he sexiness is too much. In terms of how to approach life, what does Angelou's poem "Still I Rise" suggest or recommend? To take on lifes problems head on and to not be afraid.

Explanation:

In Maya Angelou's “Still I Rise”, she demonstrates how one woman can break stereotypes and rise above all hardships. Maya's use of rhetorical questions keeps one pondering how she is able to overlook the negative remarks and believe in herself.