"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" V.I.P.S Flashcards
Describe the vocabulary of this poem
Easy to understand
Who wrote this poem?
Maya Angelou
”—- his —– in the orange — —- and dares to —– the —”
“dips his wings in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky”
-Tactile colour
”—– are ——- and his feet are —- so he opens his —– to —-“
“wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing”
-physical violence
”—– —– soft —— the sighing —– and the fat —– waiting on a —– —— —-“
“trade winds soft through the sighing trees and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn”
-Euphony
-personification
”—– bird stands on the —– of —— his ——- shouts on a ——— —–”
“caged bird stands on the grave of dreams his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream”
-cacophony
”——– trill”
“fearful trill”
-onomatopoeia
“the —– bird —– of ——-“
“the caged bird sings of freedom”
What is the theme of this poem?
-Oppression
-slavery
-nature
-resilience
-hope
Describe the punctuation of this poem
-freedom for Angela to perform
-gives the reader freedom to interpret
-enjambement adds flow to the piece
Describe the structure of the poem
-Broken into 6 stanza’s of irregular length
-Stanza 3 + 6 repeated to add emphasis
-The different experiences of the birds is shown by using separate stanzas
