What can the reader better understand about the caged bird after having read about the free bird?
The connotative meaning of sky is “[___] .”
expansivecomfortable✔ limited
fears and worries✔ hopes and desiressorrows and aspirations
✔ who a person once waswho a person wants to bea person’s nightmares
fearfultune✔ distant
cheerful ambition✔ hopeless yearningendless energy
The literal meaning of “he names the sky his own” is “ .” The figurative meaning of “he names the sky his own” is “ .” The figurative meaning helps the reader understand that people who have freedom can .
he is alonehe has nowhere else to go✔ he can go anywhere he wants
run away from problems✔ achieve whatever they wantlive without regard for others
Consider the extended metaphor of the caged bird. Then, choose the figurative meaning of each quotation from the poem.
The caged bird prefers singing to being free.The caged bird fears freedom because he only knows oppression.✔ The caged bird desires freedom, even though he has never experienced it.
The caged bird does not see very well, especially when he is angry.✔ The caged bird is so angry about his lack of freedom that it is all he can think about.The caged bird wants to sing instead of being locked in a cage.
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