Poetry Assessment "Caged Bird" and "Sympathy" Practice

In Angelou’s poem, “Caged Bird”, the following phrase is an example of which type of figurative language?

“and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees…”

• Simile

• Personification

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According to the speaker in the speaker in “Sympathy,” how does the caged bird feel?

• Alarmed, Persecuted, Fearful

• Constrained, Oppressed, Imprisoned

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Which of the following themes does the following quote from Angelou’s poem, “Caged Bird” best support?

“his wings are clipped and his feet are tied

so he opens his throat to sing”

• Survival through tough times

• Hard work

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In Dunbar’s poem, “Sympathy”, what is being compared in the following line?

“And the river flows like a stream of glass”

• River to a glass

• Caged bird to a river

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1. In Dunbar’s poem, “Sympathy”, what type of figurative language is being used in the following line?

“And the river flows like a stream of glass”

• Metaphor

• Simile

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What is the main theme of Dunbar’s poem “Sympathy”?

• It is important to ignore the negative in your life

• It is important to use your voice and maintain hope and positivity

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Which of the following lines best supports the theme from Dunbar’s poem “Sympathy”?

• “When he beats his bars and he would be free;

  It is not a carol of joy or glee,

  But a prayer that he sends from his heart’s deep core”

• “And they pulse again with a keener sting –

  I know why he beats his wing!”

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What can be implied from the following line from Angelou’s poem, “Caged Bird”?

“The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still”

• Freedom is scary

• Unsure of what freedom is but still wants it

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The following line from Angelou’s poem “Caged Bird” is an example of what type of figurative language?

“His shadow shouts on a nightmare scream”

• Allusion

• Personification

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Which metaphor is in both “Sympathy” and “Caged Bird”?

• The caged bird wants the life of a free bird.

• The caged bird hates the free bird.

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