'like dust, I'll rise' - This is the first simile. If dust rises up from the dirt, it is usually unwanted, but persistent. This suggests she refuses to be downtrodden regardless of what the oppressors say and think.
'cerainty of tides'- These similes compare the narrators ability to rise above difficulties to the certainty and apparent movement fo the moon, sun and tides. Strong and unstoppable.
'You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still like air, I'll rise'- Narrator uses aggressive verbs to suggest violent and foul language. Uses similes to compare herself to air which cannot be cut, killed, or shot.
'I dance like I've got diamonds at the meeting of my thighs,' - In this stanza, the narrator expresses pride and worth in her own body. This relates to the memories of slavery where human bodies were traded as commodities. The simile comparing her to diamonds suggests a pride in her ability to produce offspring who are like diamonds, not worthless slaves. Shows pride in herself.
'Into a daybreak that's wondorously clear I rise' - New beggining, here the metaphor of the sun is extended into sunrise.
'I rise'- suggests a chant/mantra such as in protest or to self motivate. The repition of 'I rise' emphasises accomplishment and self confidence.
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