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    In the poetries‚ “Sympathy” and “Caged Bird”‚ the authors express how the bird symbolizes persistence‚ bravery‚ strength‚ patience‚ motivation and rebelling. The caged bird symbolizes many significances and reveals the theme which is‚ imprisonment has a major effect on the soul. The authors use theses symbols to help the reader relate to the implied theme of the poem and to help create an eerie/dark mood for the poem. Both authors went through confinement because of race and oppression‚ which allowed

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    poems “Sympathy” and “The Caged Bird” by Paul Laurence Dunbar and Maya Angelou‚ the authors do a great job expressing their feelings about Jim crow laws by using an image of a caged bird. These poems are a very popular because they relate to the Jim crow laws‚ the authors‚ Paul Dunbar‚ and Maya Angelou create such meaningful themes describing the feelings of being trapped that it gives strength in knowing why we keep moving forward. Both the poems “Sympathy” and “Caged Bird” use a bird as their

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    Caged Bird By Maya Angelou A free bird leaps on the back of the wind    and floats downstream    till the current ends and dips his wing in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky. But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage can seldom see through his bars of rage his wings are clipped and    his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing. The caged bird sings    with a fearful trill    of things unknown    but longed for still    and his tune is heard    on the distant hill   

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    How do we know which season the poet describes? A. The season is spring‚ seen in the springing grass‚ first bird‚ first bud. Note the simile here‚ which helps us picture the pastoral scene which the bird so desperately wishes to join. What figure of speech describes the flower? A. The poet refers to the fragrance of a flower as it opens. He uses a metaphor to compare the flower to a goblet. What type of figurative language is used here? A. The poet uses personification‚ “cruel bars‚” attributing

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    The song that I chose is Caged Bird by Alicia Keys. Alicia Keys is singing about how she feels in reference to a caged bird. The purpose of this song is to express her feelings as a person who feels that they are caged with out a key. This song is a lyric poem because; it expresses an emotion and conveys an idea of how she feels inside. When you listen to this song it seems to put you in a sympathetic mood. I think that this song portrays Keys and her record label and how she feels towards her fans

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    person you are or who you become. What does your name mean to you? In the story‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings the author proves a point that our name matters‚ we are our name‚ our name makes us. Maya Angelou discusses the power of names. She doesn’t tell us exactly what she was referring to when she stated “the power of names” meant‚ but Maya proved an important point. In the book‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ everyone reacted differently with their names. I personally‚ had a problem when people

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    Alexandra Coronado Mr.Rivas IB English 11 Period 1 16 October 2014 Caged Bird Response Essay Prose exposes numerous straw man arguments with To Kill a Mockingbird. Prose critiques the novel in a confident‚ yet slightly harsh manner. She believes that the novel could’ve been different if there was just a bit more detail. Prose interprets To Kill a Mockingbird in a way that focuses on prejudice and racism. The way that Prose exposes straw man arguments is by talking about how “it is freighted

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    Akeria Harrold Ms. Wade English III March 26‚ 2012 3rd Period Epilepsy and Change Epilepsy‚ a neurological condition that affects the nervous system is also know as a seizure disorder. When someone has had two unexpected seizures that were not caused by any known medical condition‚ then it is usually diagnosed as epilepsy. The seizures in epilepsy may be related to a brain injury or a family tendency‚ but most of the time the cause is unknown. The word "epilepsy" does not indicate anything

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    Autobiographical Incident Unit Test Part 2 This test has two parts. Part 1 is computer-scored‚ and should be completed online. Part 2 is the questions below‚ which you will need to turn in to your teacher. You must complete both parts of the test by the due date to receive full credit on this test. (16 points) ScoreWhat roles do the adults or older figures play in the lives of the various narrators Select a figure from each of the four memoirs and write one sentence answering the question for each

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    Caged Bird Analysis We see couple of themes in this extract‚ the most important ones are the Racism and Maya’s insecurity‚ as we see it in this extract it is also comes throughout the book itself‚ it is the main themes the book is based on. The opening of the racism theme is on the line 13‚ Colored Methodist Episcopal Church‚ it represent that the society was strictly divided in racial groups and also shows that the religion is a quite an important factor in the live of our main character‚

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