Caged Bird

Caged Bird: In "Caged Bird," poet Maya Angelou uses birds as

• metaphor

• extended metaphor

• personification

Caged Bird: Caged Bird conveys

• birds of different forms and behaviour

• a free bird that soars through the sky

• the frustration and suffering of those who are oppressed

Caged Bird: The life of the free bird is depicted as

• filled with food and amazing landscape

• joyous, carefree, and full of possibilities

• noisy, chaotic and busy

Caged Bird: Why do the caged bird "stalks" his prison in Stanza 2?

• because he is trapped not by simple cage bars, but "bars of rage

• because finds it difficult to see out from inside his cage

• because he is surrounded by constant reminders of his narrow and oppressive life

Caged Bird: The caged bird is a symbol of

• the freedom of the people

• the plight of Black American people

• the desire of the Black American people

Caged Bird: ‘The caged bird sings with a fearful trill’. This line is

• an irony

• a personification

• an oxymoron

Caged Bird: The words ‘fearful’ and ‘trill’ shows

• a happy joyful tune when the bird sings

• a frustrated scream for the free bird

• a desperate cry for freedom

Caged Bird: This poem is seen as

• an autobiographical representation of the condition Angelou and her community was in

• an account of Maya Angelou's active participation in the African American Freedom Movement

• a story of the freedom enjoyed by the White Americans

What does the caged bird represent?

• The oppression of the African American community.

• A bird with clipped wings and tied feet.

• The fight for women's rights.

• Maya Angelou's anger at being lonely.

What does the free bird represent?

• The freedom of living without friends.

• A bird that has never had its wings clipped.

• The freedom of living without fear of slavery or racism as a white individual.

• Feeling strong after working in the fields.