Evergreen Publication solutions for English - Treasure Trove a Collection of ICSE Short Stories and Poems Class 9 and 10 chapter 1.07 - I Know why the Caged Bird Sings [Latest edition]

A free bird leaps on the back
Of the wind and floats downstream
Till the current ends and dips his wing
In the orange suns rays
And dares to claim the sky.

Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.

Explain with reference to the context.

A free bird leaps on the back
Of the wind and floats downstream
Till the current ends and dips his wing
In the orange suns rays
And dares to claim the sky.

Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.

What does the caged bird’s singing reveal about him?

A free bird leaps on the back
Of the wind and floats downstream
Till the current ends and dips his wing
In the orange suns rays
And dares to claim the sky.

Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.

Which birds are used to describe the state of the free 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.

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Explain with reference to the context.

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.

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What docs the word “clipped” mean in this poem?

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.

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Why does the caged bird sing?

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.

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Explain with reference to the context.

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.

Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.

According to the poem, how can the free bird be best described ?

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.

Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.

What is meant by “free bird thinks of another breeze”?

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.

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Explain with reference to the context.

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 above lines and answer the question that follow.

What does the line “and his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream” mean?

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 above lines and answer the question that follow.

What is the main conflict in this poem?

The caged bird sings with
A fearful trill of things unknown
But longed for still and his
Tune is heard on the distant hill
For the caged bird sings of freedom.

Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.

Explain with reference to the context.

The caged bird sings with
A fearful trill of things unknown
But longed for still and his
Tune is heard on the distant hill
For the caged bird sings of freedom.

Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.

What parallel can be drawn to the poet’s feelings and that of the caged bird?

The caged bird sings with
A fearful trill of things unknown
But longed for still and his
Tune is heard on the distant hill
For the caged bird sings of freedom.

Read the above lines and answer the question that follow.

Explain, ‘stands on the grave of dreams / his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream’.

Is there repetition used in the poem? Why?

What does the word “clipped” mean in this poem?

What docs the line “and his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream” mean?

Who and what does the free bird symbolize?

What is the message of Maya Angelou’s poem?

Explain what is imagery in a poem. Flow has Angelou used it in the poem?

What are the fears of the caged bird? Answer with examples from Maya Angelou’s poem.

Why does the caged bird stand on the “grave of dreams?”

How is the theme of self-awareness shown in the poem “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou?

What arc the poetic devices used in Maya Angelou’s poem “Caged Bird”?

What do you like about this poem?

What is the implied meaning of “his bars of rage” in the poem “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?

In “Caged Bird,” what does the line “and his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream” mean?

How does the poet describe the world of nature?

What is the symbolic significance of the sun, sky and wind in the first stanza?

What is the free bird metaphor for.

What is the encaged bird fearful of ?

His tune is heard on the distant hill’. Explain

How is the theme of self-awareness shown in the poem “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou?

What do ‘trade winds’ and ‘fat worms’ symbolise?

How does the poet use the contrast between the two birds to reveal racism in America?