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Word Choice and Extended Metaphor in a Poem by Maya Angelou Answers

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attitudeconnotationextended metaphorfigurative meaning

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attitude
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connotation
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extended metaphor
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figurative meaning
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Which pair of uses of figurative language from “The Caged Bird” help support the extended metaphor of freedom versus oppression?

A
back of the wind; floats downstream
B
his wings are clipped; his feet are tied
C
the caged bird sings; the free bird thinks
D
dawn bright lawn; grave of dreams
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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.

A
and he thunders through the stormy sky
B
and he drifts among the cottony clouds
C
and he charges past the sorrowing sky
D
and he flies right through circular clouds
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Read the passage from “The Caged Bird.”But a bird that stalksdown his narrow cage

A
indifference.
B
monotony.
C
satisfaction.
D
suffocation.
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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

A
floats downstream
B
his narrow cage
C
the trade winds soft
D
the grave of dreams
E
dawn-bright lawn
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If another stanza were added to “The Caged Bird,” which excerpt could best be used to continue the extended metaphor?

A
The free bird singswith a joyous songof the captive lifethat kept it safe all along
B
The caged bird singswith a fearful trillof things it cravesoutside the sill
C
The free bird singswith a fearful trillof things it craves outside the sill
D
The caged bird singswith a joyous songof the captive life that kept it safe all along
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How do metaphors and extended metaphors differ?

A
While a metaphor is limited in length, an extended metaphor is developed over the course of a poem.
B
While a metaphor describes the way someone thinks or feels, an extended metaphor compares multiple unlike things.
C
While a metaphor conveys a set of ideas, an extended metaphor conveys a single idea across the poem.
D
While a metaphor makes a comparison, an extended metaphor shows the attitude of a text toward its subject.
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When searching for the connotations of the words in “The Caged Bird,” the reader should study

A
the literal, dictionary meaning of the word.
B
the feeling or idea associated with the word.
C
the thing that the word is being compared to.
D
the attitude that the word implies about the theme.
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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.

A
opportunity
B
carelessness
C
fantasy
D
coincidence
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Read the excerpt 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.

A
The bird’s cage has been placed so that it overlooks a cemetery.
B
The bird’s cage is so small that it cramps his wings and feet.
C
The caged bird has had his hope destroyed.
D
The caged bird is thinking very serious thoughts.

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