English, 25.08.2019 05:30, giovney

Poet, author, and activist maya angelou (1928-2014) drew from the third stanza of this poem when she titles her autobiography i know why she caged bird sings. what emotional and thematic effects was she most likely trying to create with this title

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English, 09.07.2019 08:30, tommyaberman

Read the stanza. 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. –“caged bird,” maya angelou how does the poet develop the extended metaphor of the caged bird in the last two lines? by describing how the bird is tied and bound by arguing that caged birds have some freedoms by describing the one act of freedom a caged bird has

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English, 31.07.2019 17:30, purplefish53

Maya angelou was born on april 4, 1928, in st. louis, missouri. angelou had a difficult childhood in which she faced discrimination1 and a divided family. when she was very young, her parents got divorced. angelou and her brother, bailey, were sent to live with their grandmother in arkansas. her loving grandmother taught her the value of hard work and education. as a young girl, angelou suffered some terrible experiences. the challenges of her early life led maya to become mute. she did not speak for almost five years. through education, angelou started to discover the power of her voice. after high school, she worked many different jobs. eventually, she became a singer, dancer, actor, and activist. later, her career as writer took off. she wrote more than 30 best-selling books. in 1969, she published her first autobiography, i know why the caged bird sings. it was her biggest literary success. i know why the caged bird sings is still taught in many schools and colleges. in january 1993, angelou received a great honor. she was asked by president-elect bill clinton to recite a poem at his inauguration2. she was only the second poet in u.s. history to have that honor. later, angelou was awarded the 2010 presidential medal of freedom by barack obama. maya angelou died in 2014. she is celebrated for her contributions to literature, the arts, and the fight for equality and civil rights. 1.according to the text, what did maya angelou face in her difficult childhood? question 1 options: discrimination and a divided family illness and homelessness struggle to read and write

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English, 23.09.2019 00:30, nyny980

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. —"caged bird,” maya angelou read the second stanza of the poem. then, answer the questions to make connections between the autobiography and the poem. what is the only act of freedom the caged bird has? stalking seeing singing what does marguerite do when she begins to feel free? eats cookies speaks goes to the store

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English, 24.09.2019 08:20, saren47

Read the passage from “the caged bird.” the caged bird sings with 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. what concept from the poem does author maya angelou also address in “i know why the caged bird sings”? a.angelou contrasts fear with discrimination. b.angelou contrasts being caged with being poor. c.angelou equates using one’s voice with freedom. d.angelou equates facing the unknown with happiness

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