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critical appreciation of the poem I know why the caged bird sings ​

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Answered by Anonymous
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Answer:

I know why the caged bird sings

Explanation:

According to me,the poem "I know why the caged bird sings" is a sarcastic poem. It clearly depicts

the situation by comparing the life of a free bird and a caged bird.

One of the themes of “I know why the caged bird sings” is the plain racial discrimination between the Whites and the Blacks. Angelou has used the symbols of the “free bird” to represent the dominating Whites and a “caged bird” for the oppressed Black races. Throughout the six stanzas, the speaker uses a reflective tone and alternates between the secured, unshackled life of the “free bird” and the enslaved, crushed life of the “caged bird”.

The “free bird”, to enjoy the sun, “floats downstream” – it is as if everything is paved to ease up the life of the free; the worms that it fetches, are not just any worm, they are “fat” worms – the life of the privileged is further facilitated.

Answered by saltywhitehorse
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Maya Angelou wrote a poem called I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

Explanation:

  • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings describes the life of Maya Angelou in America.
  • The poem reflects on the shift of the poet from a sufferer of racism into a capable person who is strong enough to respond to discrimination.
  • She says that black Americans sings and cried out for the freedom within the restricted area provided.
  • The caged bird represents the African Americans, and the free bird symbolises the Whites.
  • The African Americas were like caged birds because having rights they suppressed by the White communities in America.

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