Comparing Poems 'Caged Bird And' I, Too

The two poems, “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou and “I, Too” by Langston Hughes have one thing in common. The poems share the same theme, they show, the theme, segregation by the direct objects exclaiming their thoughts about being different than something or someone else. The poem “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou is about a one bird who is free and is flying through the trees and can go anywhere he wants at anytime. The other poem, is discussing a black man who has to eat in the kitchen, but is telling us that on a different day, nobody will dare tell him to eat in the kitchen. You might ask how these two poems share the same theme. It’s actually quite simple, imagery and figurative language play a big role in it. Imagery triggers the five senses, sight, smell, touch, taste, and hear. These poems engage imagery that really catches the reader’s attention in a way that symbolizes segregation. A quote that one might think engages imagery is, “But a caged bird
Another quote from “Caged Bird” is, “The free bird thinks of another breeze and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees”, segregation really shines through in this quote, the caged bird is physically different than the free bird. As the free bird thinks about the trees and the wind, the caged bird is cooped up with its wings clipped and feet tied. A quote showing how the theme is treated is, “I, too sing America”. The African American brother carries pride for his country and is still a part of America. He will show his happiness to be in the free country, even though it is very segregated, so segregated he cannot enjoy time in the same room as his peers. The color of his skin does not define who is as a person, but it makes him look and feel like an outcast. The poems clearly show the segregation between the birds and the brothers using figurative language and