Question

Poetry- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

1. The caged bird is a comparison for the African Americans.What condition then do
you think they are in?
2.The free bird waits for another breeze to blow. What does it get?
3. White Americans are mentioned as the free birds. What benefits to the free birds
get as against the caged birds?
4. The caged bird sings a song of freedom. What tells us that the singing is effective?
5. The free bird 'dares to claim the sky'. What do you think it tells us about the
White Americans?

Answer 1

Answer:

1.The conditions are

opression, enslavement, racism and slavery.

2. another breeze refers to more freedom which the free bird selfishly wishes for himself.

3.The free bird is an indirect reference to the white race that dominates the afro Americans

4.The caged bird sings a song of freedom, his wing are clipped, his feet are tied, but he continues to persist , perceive and is willing to surrender to his opponents and thus sing to fight against oppression and the only thing he is free to do is sing which shows the effectiveness.

5.A free bird springs free from the ground to fly in the direction of the air current. it looks as if the bird immersed his wings in the orange rays of the sun covering the sky. The free bird flies as if the sky belongs to him.