Sympathy/ Caged Bird/ Hope is the thing feathers

claim the sky

in "caged bird" what does a free bird dare to do?

a songbird

in "hope" is the thing with feathers, is "hope is compared to

it wants to be out of the cage

in "sympathy", why does the caged bird beat its wings against the bars of the cage?

he feels that society does not let him be free

in "sympathy", why does the speaker claim, ' I know what the caged bird feels, alas!"

imprisonment causes suffering

"sympathy" and "caged bird", both indicate that

from the deep core of his heart

From where does Dunbar's caged bird send his prayer

spring

according to "sympathy", which season is most difficult for the caged bird to endure?

yes, newly freed bird would probably remember the cage and value its freedom more.

if the caged bird of either poem was freed, would its behavior differ from that of a bird that was always free?

1. the free bird is happy 2. the free bird is arrogant 3. the free bird has no worries

what does the description of the free bird in "caged bird" suggest about the free bird?

1. it is meant to "wrap up" or bring the poem to its conclusion 2. it reminds readers of an important image 3. it brings the focus back to the main idea of the poem 4. it gives the poem a musical quality

what is the effect of repeating the third stanza at the end of "caged bird"?

contrasting images of freedom and imprisonment

which of the following do you think Angelou and Dunbar considered most in organizing the stanzas of their poems?