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Reality and Cynicism in Poetry

Question 4 • * FL-1001375-English 3 Sem 1 CR

Which lines from "Sympathy" best express the idea that the speaker can relate to the caged bird’s plight?

Answer
A
“When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass,And the river flows like a stream of glass;”
B
“When the first bird sings and the first bud opes,And the faint perfume from its chalice steals—”
C
“I know why the caged bird beats his wingTill its blood is red on the cruel bars;”
D
“When he beats his bars and he would be free;It is not a carol of joy or glee,”
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