How do we know which season the poet describes? A. The season is spring‚ seen in the springing grass‚ first bird‚ first bud. Note the simile here‚ which helps us picture the pastoral scene which the bird so desperately wishes to join. What figure of speech describes the flower? A. The poet refers to the fragrance of a flower as it opens. He uses a metaphor to compare the flower to a goblet. What type of figurative language is used here? A. The poet uses personification‚ “cruel bars‚” attributing
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The song that I chose is Caged Bird by Alicia Keys. Alicia Keys is singing about how she feels in reference to a caged bird. The purpose of this song is to express her feelings as a person who feels that they are caged with out a key. This song is a lyric poem because; it expresses an emotion and conveys an idea of how she feels inside. When you listen to this song it seems to put you in a sympathetic mood. I think that this song portrays Keys and her record label and how she feels towards her fans
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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Can you imagine living the life of a coming-of-age‚ southern black girl during the years of 1930 - 1950? Maya Angelou shares her childhood‚ being both joyous and painful‚ in her autobiographical novel‚ I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings and how she has confronted challenges in her life such as racism and segregation‚ sexism‚ violence‚ loneliness‚ and more. She has written it in the first person‚ as most traditional autobiographies‚ and provides a summary of her life
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is the autobiography of Maya Angelou. I find it to be a rather interesting novel‚ since it is based on a true story. It also helps the reader understand how black people lived and felt during that period. In the novel‚ there is a wide range of themes‚ from family ties‚ to rape‚ and even literacy. In Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ the three main themes are racism‚ prejudice and the roll of black women. The first and most visible theme in the novel
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English 2 Mr. List 19 January 2013 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings By: Maya Angelou 1. Before I chose this poem‚ I was thinking about choosing a couple of other ones when I finally realized that this poem caught my eye the most. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings helped me realize the benefits and consequences from both sides in life. I found this poem in Google under the category that said “poems that talk about life”. If you read this poem and take it literally‚ than it will mean nothing‚ but
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings follows the journey of a young girl as she transitions into adulthood. Maya Johnson is a young African American girl who isn’t like the rest of the people in her town. Maya and her brother were abandoned by their parents at a young age and were raised by their Grandma. Maya struggles through her early years of life because she feels as if no one loves her. Throughout the book Maya shows courage and strength by standing up for herself and others‚ Maya is an inspiration
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings showcases events of a girl that loses her voice when a man raped her therefore the future actions of the eight year old are affected by the early actions. The song “I am a Rock” glimpses at the reality that Maya faced‚ from a day glaring out a window alone‚ to building walls from the outside‚ likewise creating a safe space in Stamps‚ Arkansas where she feels the most family ties. Left unaccompanied‚ Bailey finds the loves of his life while back in Stamp‚ as reality
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ Final Essay Maya Angelou’s life was full of influential events that transformed her from a young‚ insecure black girl from the South‚ to a proud‚ strong‚ and independent African-American. She endured so much pain and many obstacles in her childhood that created a strength within herself that could not have been achieved otherwise. In comparison‚ my life so far has not been that difficult‚ I have many privileges and supportive influences in my life. The challenges
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Literary Response By Ashley McKoy I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is an inspiring story by well-known author Dr. Maya Angelou. Angelou is known for her many outstanding literary works. In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ Angelou tells the story of her life struggles and how she was able to overcome many obstacles in her life to become the famous author she is today. Angelou’s life story is inspiring and she tells it in a way that really makes you understand
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My Reaction to I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou once proclaimed in an interview‚ “All my work is meant to say‚ ‘You may encounter many defeats but you must not be defeated’” (Anthology). This statement holds especially true in her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Her inspirational coming of age story is filled with many defeats that shaped her into the independent and compassionate woman she became. After reading this book‚ I found there to be many meaningful areas
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