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Analysis of Poetry: I Know WHY THE Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

vaizard16 on Dec 22, 2011
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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings analysis.

MESSAGE/ THEME

Ones should get the freedom from the powered ones because they have their right to give and hear opinions from different aspects.

TONE/MOOD

Sorrowful mood

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS 7 IMAGES

-Images of frustration

-       wants freedom from the powered ones

   PERSONA/ ATTITUDE

The caged bird

-       refers to public who wants freedom from the power ones so that they can leave a peaceful life

Negative attitude

-       cries for freedom ‘his 

       shadow shouts on a nightmare scream…’

   LITERAL ANALYSIS

Metaphor

-       on the back of the win

-       his bars of rage

-       with fearful trill

-       but a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams

-       nightmare scream

Personification

-       and dips his wings

-       down his narrow cage

-       and the trade winds soft through the singing trees

-       his shadow shouts

Hyperbole

-and dares to claim the sky
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