Examine the diction of the first 7 lines. Explain, using examples, how the diction supports the idea that the bird is free.
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What are the connotations of ‘dares’ in line 7, with regard to the bird?
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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?
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What is the tone (mood) of the poem?
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How does the poet contrast the caged bird with the free bird?
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What would the ‘clipping ‘of the wings , and the tying of the feet represent?
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What is the Figure of Speech used in "clipped wings" and "tied feet". Explain it.
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What are the ‘Trade Winds’?
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What might the Trade Winds do/or represent to the bird?
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What/who does the bird represent? Explain your answer.
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What best describes the quote "of things unknown but longed for still"? (Stanza 3 and 6)
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Why is the final stanza repeated?
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