Question

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

Answer 1

Answer: it is D

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Answer 2

The correct answer is 'by describing the one act of freedom a caged bird has'. This act is singing. The image of the caged bird actually refers to the African Americans whose life resembles the life of a caged bird which feels rage and anger because it is not free.