Caged Bird by Maya Angelou (Poem + Analysis)
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SummaryThemesStructure and FormLiterary DevicesCaged Bird MetaphorAnalysis, Stanza by StanzaSimilar PoetryStanza OneIn the first stanza, Maya Angelou refers to nature. She describes how “a free bird leaps on the back of the wind.” She describes the bird’s flight against the orange sky. The free bird has the right “to claim the sky.” The way she describes the “orange sun rays” gives the reader an appre…Stanza TwoThis stanza of ‘Caged Bird’ contrasts sharply with the first. By using the word “but” to begin this stanza, the speaker prepares the reader for this contrast. Then she describes the “bird that stalks his narrow cage.” The toneis immediately and drastically changed from peaceful, satisfied, and j…See more on poemanalysis.comReviews: 72Published: Feb 22, 2016Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins Stanza OneIn the first stanza, Maya Angelou refers to nature. She describes how “a free bird leaps on the back of the wind.” She describes the bird’s flight against the orange sky. The free bird has the right “to claim the sky.” The way she describes the “orange sun rays” gives the reader an appre… Stanza TwoThis stanza of ‘Caged Bird’ contrasts sharply with the first. By using the word “but” to begin this stanza, the speaker prepares the reader for this contrast. Then she describes the “bird that stalks his narrow cage.” The toneis immediately and drastically changed from peaceful, satisfied, and j… Reviews: 72 Published: Feb 22, 2016
Stanza OneIn the first stanza, Maya Angelou refers to nature. She describes how “a free bird leaps on the back of the wind.” She describes the bird’s flight against the orange sky. The free bird has the right “to claim the sky.” The way she describes the “orange sun rays” gives the reader an appre…
Stanza TwoThis stanza of ‘Caged Bird’ contrasts sharply with the first. By using the word “but” to begin this stanza, the speaker prepares the reader for this contrast. Then she describes the “bird that stalks his narrow cage.” The toneis immediately and drastically changed from peaceful, satisfied, and j…
Reviews: 72
Published: Feb 22, 2016
DA: 16 PA: 92 MOZ Rank: 56
