Caged Bird and Sympathy Poems Lesson
Authored by Margaret Anderson
English
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Who is the poet that wrote "Caged Bird"
Miya Angel
Maya Angelou
Meryai Anlego
Maya Angeloo
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
what social group does the free bird represent?
A free bird leaps
on the back of the wind
and floats downstream
till the current ends
and dips his wing
in the orange sun rays
and dares to claim the sky.
american
african-american
asian
hispanic
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What social group does the caged bird represent?
The caged bird sings
with a fearful trill
of things unknown
but longed for still
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom.
american
hispanic
african-american
asian
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Why does Maya Angelou write this poem?
As a memorial poem for Martin Luther King
To show that she can write poems
To compare two birds
To raise awareness to her personal struggles with racism.
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
When did Maya Angelou write "Caged Bird"?
1966
1983
1980
1989
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
what does the caged bird singing represent?
a song which he sings when he feels sad
a protest that he is content with his life
a protest against his confinement and opression
a song which he sings when he feels like it
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7.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
how is the message of hope conveyed in this stanza?
But a bird that stalks
down his narrow cage
can seldom see through
his bars of rage
his wings are clipped and
his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing.
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