Question

Which excerpts from “The Caged Bird” can be interpreted as part of the extended metaphor that represents freedom? Choose all that apply.

1.floats downstream
2.his narrow cage
3.the trade winds 4.soft
5.the grave of dreams
6.dawn-bright lawn

Answer 1

Not 2....

Answer 2

Everything else though?

Answer 3

Why is 4) just 'soft' ?

Answer 4

Wheres 4 @ms1231988

Answer 5

Sorry, thats my fault, i have a little ADD and people were talking behind me. Sorry!

Answer 6

Thats Fine @ms1231988

Answer 7

I didn't copy and paste i typed it out to i messed up
1.floats downstream
2.his narrow cage
3.the trade winds 4.soft
4.the grave of dreams
5.dawn-bright lawn

Answer 8

I messed up again,

Answer 9

Im not sure this is tricky @ms1231988

Answer 10

1,3,5?

Answer 11

thats what i think

Answer 12

maybe im not sure

Answer 13

Well, ill try it out, if its wrong, ill let ya know! :)

Answer 14

ok

Answer 15

In the second stanza, the speaker describes the actions of the caged bird, or African-Americans. The speaker says," But a caged bird that stalks down his narrow cage can seldom see through his bars of rage". This is an illustration of the anger and frustration blacks were forced to endure. They were mistreated because they were different and thought of as inferior. In line 1 and 2, the speaker says,” The free bird leaps on the back of the wind…,”. The speaker is conveying that whites believed they were superior over other races due to the prejudiced traditions in a segregated America. In the end, African-Americans knew it was necessary to stand up for their long-deserved freedom. A pattern of rhyme is also established to give this stanza an upbeat rhythm to emphasize the enraged attitude of the blacks. The speaker says, " His wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing". This highlights the disadvantages African-American's had to endure due to the color of their skin. It also shows that blacks yearned for equality so they stood up for their freedom.

In stanza three, the speaker says, "The free bird thinks of another breeze... And the fat worms waiting on the dawn bright lawn". The breeze and fat worms are metaphors for all the hopes and opportunities that the whites had that the blacks didn't have. The speaker also uses auditory devices of alliteration and assonance to give the poem a continuous flow.

Answer 16

This looks like 2,3,5

Answer 17

This is interesting...Good luck!!