Poetry and "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"

In "Caged Bird", the grave of dreams represents

• where the bird will die

• a feeling of hopelessness

• the possibility for the future

• a feeling of ignorance

In "Caged Bird", the free bird demonstrates freedom and power when it

• stalks down its narrow cage

• sings with a fearful trill

• shouts on a nightmare scream

• claims the sky

In "Caged Bird", why does the caged bird sing?

• because it enjoys singing

• because that is what birds do

• because it has to find a way to express his pain

• because he is calling to another bird

In "Caged Bird", the first stanza is meant to show

• the cages bird's feelings of despair and hopelessness

• the beauty of the sun's rays

• the thrill of being free to live your life as you please

• how a bird flies free and claims the sky

“Incident in a Rose Garden” acts an example of a dramatized narrative because it

• seems songlike poem that tells a story of adventure.

• contains characters, plot, dialogue, and point of view.

In "Incidents in the Rose Garden", who acts as the speaker in the first stanza?

• Gardener

• Mrs. Trangmar

• Death

• Master

In "Incidents in the Rose Garden", in which stanza does Death speak?

• the first stanza

• the second stanza

• the third stanza

• He does not speak.

In "Incidents in the Rose Garden", the rose symbolizes

• a beautiful flower that withers.

• the fleeting nature of beauty and life.

• the inevitability of death.

• the beauty and pain in life.

The word symbol means

• words that create mental pictures to appeal to the five senses.

• when something represents a particular idea or quality.

The word imagery refers to

• words that create mental pictures to appeal to the five senses.

• when something represents a particular idea or quality.