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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Word Choice and Extended Metaphor in a Poem by Maya Angelou

Question 1 • Common Core ELA 9 2014 - ELA3009 A-IC

What can the reader better understand about the caged bird after having read about the free bird?

Answer
A
why the emotional pain of oppression makes the caged bird shout
B
why the caged bird stands on the grave and shouts
C
why the caged bird sings of freedom after having a nightmare
D
why the caged bird fears freedom and sings instead
What can the reader better understand about the…