Question

Figures of speech used in i know why the caged bird sings

Answer 1

personification as human quality of singing is given to a bird...

Answer 2

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Figures of Speech

Personification

The poem emphasizes and personifies several items. Something non-living and abstract thing has been presented in such a way such that we think of it as living .

Alliteration

There has been instances of alliteration of repetition of consonants .

Hyperbole

The hyperbole is a figure of speech referring to exaggeration .

Metaphor

It is a comparison of things .

Rhyme

There had been few rhyming words too :

"trill" still is the best example here .

These were the figures of speech used.