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What is the definition of trill?

a quavering or vibratory sound

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What are Examples of Imagery in the first stanza?

 "dips his wing / in the orange sun rays" and "a free bird leaps / on the back of the wind / and floats downstream"

100

Why does the caged bird open his throat to sing?

the caged bird open his throat to sing because his wings are clipped and feet are tied.

100
"grave of dreams"
What is a metaphor?
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what is the meaning being this metaphor "caged bird stands on the grave of dreams"  What is the reason Angelou uses metaphor?

the reason Angelou uses this image to emphasize the idea that those who are oppressed have unattainable hopes and dreams.

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What is the definition of seldom?

not often; rarely

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What is The tone of the first stanza?

optimistic (Will accept: uplifting, positive)

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Where is the song of the caged bird heard? What does he sing of?

in the distant Hill. he sings of freedoms and Calmness

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“his shadow shouts” the free bird “names the sky” the free bird rides “on the back of the wind”
What are examples of personification?
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Quote the line that shows the caged bird has lost the will to survive

"But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams".

300

What is the connotation of "stalks"? 

This suggests that the caged bird is moving in a creeping, unhappy way, as if he is seeking escape yet afraid to reveal this intention.

300

What is Characterization of the Free Bird?

strong-willed, confident, brave, entitled, carefree, empowered and/or privileged

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Who is The listener of the Caged Bird's song?

the Free Bird

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A metaphor that emphasizes how the Caged Bird's resentment toward his captivity might also confine and control him
What are the Caged Bird's "bars of rage"?
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Name three things the free bird thinks of.

the free bird thinks of 1.another breeze, 2. the trade winds through the sighing and 3. the fat worms on a bright lawn at the dawn.

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What is Three definitions of bar?

a measure in music, a rod or piece of rigid material used to obstruct, and the act of preventing or forbidding the movement of something?

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What are Examples of alliteration?

 "shadow shouts" and "worms waiting"?

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What do the words “dares to claim the sky" mean?

The free bird enjoys the freedom to do what he wants and to fly as high as he can and even claims the sky as his own.
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The effect of the imagery in the second stanza
What is a shift in tone, to anger and despair, establishing a hopeless mood, directly contrasting the "openness" of the first stanza, and/or emphasizing the despair of the Caged Bird?
400

How does a caged bird pass its time in the cage?

the caged bird sings the song of freedom with a fearful voice in the cage

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The Caged Bird and the Free Bird
What are symbols of free and oppressed people in the poem?
500

What is The theme of the poem?

The message is  that despite the restrictions placed upon the Caged Bird (or oppressed people), he (or they) still hope to attain freedom

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The effect of "shadow shouts"
What is an example of a personification that emphasizes the Caged Bird's helplessness, powerlessness, lack of voice in society, and/or oppression?
500
Describe the Significance of music within the poem.
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