Caged Bird Questions and Answers

Explain the themes expressed in Maya Angelou’s poem “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”.

Though the caged bird sings for freedom, the free bird doesn’t do so. What do you think is the reason behind the free bird not singing for freedom?

What difference does the poet Maya Angelou show between a free bird and a caged bird in her poem ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’? Or, Compare the life of a free bird to that of the caged bird. […]

What is the meaning of the line “his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream” in the poem “I know why the caged bird sings” by Maya Angelou?

What are the things which keep the caged bird in a state of captivity in Angelou’s poem “I Know Where the Caged Bird Sings”?

Who are referred to as free bird and caged bird in the poem “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou? Why? Or, Whom does the poet indirectly refer to while mentioning of the caged bird and the free […]

What are the literary devices / figures of speech used by the poet Maya Angelou in her poem “I know why the caged bird sings”?

Explain ‘fearful trill’ in Maya Angelou’s poem ‘I Know why the caged bird sings’. Or, Why does the caged bird sing with a fearful trill?

What is the significance of the expression — “fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn” in Maya Angelou’s poem “I know why the caged bird sings”?

‘I Know why the caged bird sings’ poem by Maya Angelou