When searching for the connotations of the words in “The Caged Bird,” the reader should study
Which excerpts from "The Caged Bird” can be interpreted as part of the extended metaphor that represents freedom? Choose three answers.floats downstreamhis narrow cagethe trade winds softthe grave of dreamsdawn-bright lawn
Which pair of uses of figurative language from “The Caged Bird” help support the extended metaphor of freedom versus oppression?
Read the passage from “The Caged Bird.”The caged bird singswith a fearful trillof things unknownbut longed for still
Read the passage from “The Caged Bird.”A free bird leapson the back of the windand floats downstreamtill the current endsand dips his wingin the orange sun raysand dares to claim the sky.
Read the passage from “The Caged Bird.”But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreamshis shadow shouts on a nightmare screamhis wings are clipped and his feet are tiedso he opens his throat to sing.
How do metaphors and extended metaphors differ?
What are the connotative meanings of sighing, as used in the poem? Choose two answers.
If another stanza were added to “The Caged Bird,” which excerpt could best be used to continue the extended metaphor?
Read the passage from “The Caged Bird.”The free bird thinks of another breezeand the trade winds soft through the sighing treesand the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawnand he names the sky his own.
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