Compare the Caged bird in Stanza 2 to the free bird in Stanza 1. (Free bird "leaps", "floats" - the caged bird "stalks", can't "see through the cage", "wings clipped", "feet tied") What is the contrast? What does it represent?

What would the ‘clipping ‘of the wings , and the tying of the feet represent?

What is the Figure of Speech used in "clipped wings" and "tied feet". Explain it.

How does the poet contrast the caged bird with the free bird?

What are the ‘Trade Winds’?

What best describes the quote "of things unknown but longed for still"? (Stanza 3 and 6)

What might the Trade Winds do/or represent to the bird?

What are the connotations of ‘dares’ in line 7, with regard to the bird?

Examine the diction of the first 7 lines. Explain, using examples, how the diction supports the idea that the bird is free.

What is the tone (mood) of the poem?

What/who does the bird represent? Explain your answer.

Why is the final stanza repeated?