Grade 10 - Caged Bird

What poetic form does "Caged Bird" use?

• Iambic Pentameter

• Haiku

• Sonnet

• Free Verse

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Who wrote "Caged Bird"?

• James Baldwin

• The Spekaer

• Maya Angelou

• Paula Laurence Dunbar

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Who narrates "Caged Bird"?

• Maya Angelou

• An Unidentified Speaker

• The Caged Bird

• The Free Bird

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How many stanzas does "Caged Bird" contain?

• Six

• Five

• Seven

• One

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"Bars of rage" is an example of what literary device?

• Dramatic Irony

• Simile

• Olfactory Imagery

• Metaphor

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What happens when a bird's wings are clipped?

• It can't fly above thirty feet in the air

• It can't take flight

• It dies

• Nothing

Which of the birds does the speaker most sympathize with?

• Caged Bird

• Free Bird

• The speaker doesn't exist

• The speaker dislikes them both

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"On the back of the wind" uses what literary device?

• Irony

• Simile

• Personification

• Auditory Imagery

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Which bird is depicted singing?

• The Free Bird

• The Caged Bird

• Both Birds

• Neither birds

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According to the speaker, why does the bird sing?

• Because he can eat worms

• Because of his oppressive confinement

• To speak with the free bird

• No reason

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