Read the passage from "The Caged Bird."
A free bird leaps
on the back of the wind
and floats downstream
till the current ends
and dips his wing
in the orange sun rays
and dares to claim the sky.
Which word best reflects the tone of the stanza?
answer
opportunity
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Read the passage from "The Caged Bird."
The caged bird sings
with a fearful trill
of things unknown
but longed for still
The stanza best supports a tone of
answer
desire and entrapment
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Read the passage from "The Caged Bird."
But a bird that stalks
down his narrow cage
can seldom see through
his bars of rage
his wings are clipped and
his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing.
Read the passage from Shakespeare's "Sonnet 29."
When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes,
I all alone beweep my outcast state,
And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries,
And look upon myself and curse my fate,
Based on the figurative language, what do the speaker in Shakespeare's sonnet and the caged bird in the poem have in common?
answer
They both are angry at their circumstances.
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Read the passage from "The Caged Bird."
The free bird thinks of another breeze
and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees
and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn
and he names the sky his own
What are the connotative meanings of sighing, as used in the poem? Check all that apply.
answer
relaxation
peacefulness
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When searching for the connotations of the words in "The Caged Bird," the reader should study
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the feeling or idea associated with the word.
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A(n) __________ is a comparison over the course of a poem.
answer
extended metaphor
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Read the passage from "The Caged Bird."
The free bird thinks of another breeze
and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees
and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn
and he names the sky his own.
Which additional line best matches the tone of the stanza?
answer
and he drifts among the cottony clouds
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Read the passage from "The Caged Bird."
But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams
his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream
his wings are clipped and his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing.
Read the passage from Shakespeare's "Sonnet 29."
When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes,
I all alone beweep my outcast state,
And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries,
And look upon myself and curse my fate,
In both poems, the connotation of the underlined language implies
answer
despair
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To interpret ______ in "The Caged Bird," the reader must look at the context of the text rather than an individual word.
answer
figurative language
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How do metaphors and extended metaphors differ?
answer
While a metaphor is limited in length, an extended metaphor is developed over the course of a poem.
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