Why do you think the cage is “narrow” in the poem “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou? What is meant by “his bars of rage”?
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The cage of the bird is narrow to deny him any space for liberty. His is forced to live a life full of distress and hardship. This state of the caged bird is symbolic indicating to the life of the African-Americans in Angelou’s time.
“Bars of rage” signifies the bird’s anger, having been forced to live within the limits set by the bars of the cage.