''know why the caged bird sings'', Maya Angelou is a poem about how different it is to be a caged bird that is tied up or to be a free bird that can do as it pleases. The poet is conveying the message that even though the bird is caged up it still has hope to be freed into the wild and fulfill its dream of having freedom. The person reading this poem is a narrator for example it says ''The free bird leaps on the back of the wind'' and it didn't say I leap but instead it is in third person.
The poet uses the element of repetition in this poem for example when it repeats ''The caged bird sings'' about every other paragraph. Another element used is rhyme for instance when Maya Angelou says '' with fear full trill,of the things unknown, but longed for still.'' This helps the rhythm of the poem which is a key element to all poems. One of the most important elements is imagery and imagery helps you to get an image in your head of what is happening in the poem an a perfect example of that imagery is ''But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams this shadow shouts on a nightmare scream his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing''
I like the imagery in the poem because it helps me understand the full meaning of the poem.I can relate this poem to slavery because the bird in the poem is caged up and they want to live their life free just like the slaves did for example ''The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom.''
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