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Word Choice and Extended Metaphor in a Poem by Maya Angelou

Question 1 • 26-27 - Humble ISD CR - English I A - 1st Nine Weeks

Read the passage from “The Caged Bird.”The caged bird singswith a fearful trillof things unknownbut longed for still

Answer
A
calmness and doubt.
B
secrecy and curiosity.
C
mystery and delight.
D
desire and entrapment.

Explanation

The bird is caged, which suggests it is trapped, and it sings about things it “longed for still,” showing its desire for them. “Desire and entrapment” captures both ideas, while the other choices do not express the bird’s confinement and longing.

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