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Caged bird (Paragraph 1: Subject (What does the title tell you about the…
Caged bird
Paragraph 1: Subject
- What does the title tell you about the poem?
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- What is your first impression of the poem? Do you like it? Why or why not?
Yes, I liked the poem because it has a lot of meaning and very good structure.
- What is the poem about? (What is the theme or subject of the poem?
The poem is about a caged bird that desperately wants to be free, and the theme is don't give up even if you feel trapped.
- Tone: Do you think the author has a positive or negative attitude toward the subject? (Or a different feeling toward the subject of the poem?) Explain.
The tone is neither positive nor negative, its more of a mix of both, the author talks about something sad but tries to give you hope and keeps you positive.
- Mood: What is the mood of the poem? is it happy, sad, devastating, etc.? Which words contribute to the overall mood?
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- Do you think the poem has a purpose? What do you think it is? what do others (experts) think it is?
Yes, I think the poem has a purpose, it is to keep people hopeful and exited for what's to come,
Paragraph 2: Context
- When was the poem written and/or published (year)?
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- What do you know about the time period?
In that time period people were very racist, but also sexist, so it was an especially hard time for black women like Maya Angelou.
- Does the author write about certain things from the past?
Yes, she writes about racism and racial discrimination.
- Where was the poet living and what was he/she doing (working, going to school, etc.) at the time?
She published her first poem at the age of 8 when she was living with her mom in St. Louis. She went to school at California labor school, then, George Washington high school.
- Does the author write about a person or event from history? Explain.
Yes, she wrote about herself and how she felt like a trapped bird because she was black and at that time there was a lot of racial discrimination.
- Do you think what was going on during that time period had anything to do with this poem? Explain.
Yes, I do because she was talking about how trapped a black woman felt during that time in that economic situation.
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Paragraph 3: Form
- What is the type of the poem?
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- Are there any divisions in the poem? (Separate stanzas)
yes, the poem has 6 separate stanzas.
- Does it follow a particular rhyme scheme? If so, explain.
no, the rhyme scheme changes each stanza.
Paragraph 4: Word Choice
- What do the words alone tell you? (What does it make you think of?)
The words tell me that she's suffering and that she has went through and experienced everything she talked about personally.
- Are there any difficult or confusing words? List them.
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- Why do you think the author chose to use those particular words?
I think the author chose words like, ("leaps", "stalks", and "nightmare scream") to express and really show the pain and intensity of the subject of the poem.
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