Read the third stanza from the poem "Sympathy." I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,

When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,—

When he beats his bars and he would be free;

It is not a carol of joy or glee,

But a prayer that he sends from his heart’s deep core,

But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings—

I know why the caged bird sings!

Part A

In the third stanza of the poem "Sympathy," what can be inferred about why the bird beats its wings against the bar?

to try to signal its owner to release it

to keep time to the music in its heart

to attempt to fly despite being caged

to send a prayer to be released from its cage

Question 2
Part B

Which line from the third stanza in the poem best supports the answer in Part A?

"When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,—"

"But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings—"

"It is not a carol of joy or glee,"

"When he beats his bars and he would be free;"

Part A:

To send a prayer to be released from its cage.

Part B:

But a plea, that upward to Heavan he flings.

Explanation:

I took the test, K12 Unit 1.06 Quiz Reading and writing for life.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)