Word Choice and Extended Metaphor in a Poem by Maya Angelou

Question 1

Which word has a connotative meaning of “sad and lonely”? The connotative meaning of this word gives the poem a feeling of .

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distant; Selection 1: distant; Selection 2: hopeless yearning

Question 2

cheerful ambition✔ hopeless yearningendless energy

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hopeless yearning

Question 3

fears and worries✔ hopes and desiressorrows and aspirations

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hopes and desires

Question 4

✔ who a person once waswho a person wants to bea person’s nightmares

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who a person once was

Question 5

The connotative meaning of sky is “[___] .”

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limitless; Selection 1: limitless; Selection 2: limited; Selection 3: hopes and desires; Selection 4: who a person once was

Question 6

The connotative meaning of narrow is “[___] .”

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limited

Question 7

Consider the extended metaphor of the caged bird. Then, choose the figurative meaning of each quotation from the poem.

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“But a bird that stalks / down his narrow cage / can seldom see through / his bars of rage”: The caged bird is so angry about his lack of freedom that it is all he can think about.; “The caged bird sings / with a fearful trill / of things unknown / but longed for still”: The caged bird desires freedom, even though he has never experienced it.

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