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Thespeakerof“StillIRise”isaBlackAmericanwomanwhodefiestheoppressionshefacesinhercontemporarysocietyAlthoughthespeakerdoesn’tannounce hergenderorracialidentityinanobviousway,contextcluesgraduallyrevealthatshe’saBlackwoman.Thepoem’sfinalstanzasapproximatethesameform,but theyarelessimmediatelyrecognizableasquatrainsduetotherepeatedinsertionofthephrase“Irise”asdistinctlinesIriseI’mablackocean,leapingandwide, WellingandswellingIbearinthetideThisshiftintheformalAnalysisoftheSpeakerUpfromapastthat’srootedinpainTherefrainof“Irise”becomeseven moreprominentinthepoem’sfinalstanza,whichconcludeswiththreeiterationsofthesamephrase:“IriseIriseIrise”(lines–43)IriseUpfromapastthat’s rootedinpainIriseI’mablackocean,leapingandwide,WellingandswellingIbearinthetideForonething,thespeakerreferstoherselfasIriseLeaving behindnightsofterrorandfearIriseIntoaThoughinitiallydefiantandconfrontationalintone,thespeakerultimatelycelebratestheresilienceofBlackwomenin hernow-famousrefrain,“AndstillIrise.”.LeavingbehindnightsofterrorandfearIrise.Intoadaybreakthat’swondrouslyclear.Angelou’soneofthemost inspiringpoemsStillIRisewillbeoneofthetextsforanalysis.ThefourtextsshowastrongbondoffeminismanddepictAngelou’sStructure.Theotherthreeare asfollows:PhenomenalWomen,MenandWomenWork“StillIRise”consistsofninestanzas,thefirstsevenofwhicharequatrainswithaclearABCBrhyme schemeReadaThisisgiventhefactthatstylisticsreliesontangiblelinguisticevidencetounfoldthewriter'smeaningorthecommunicativepurposesofanauthor–thisistheconceptofobjectivityIriseI’mablackocean,leapingandwide,WellingandswellingIbearinthetideIriseDrAngelouhasadditionallybeennotedfor hercleardepictionsofthestrongestladiesthroughoutherlife