Question

A free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wing in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky. –"Caged Bird," Maya Angelou Read the stanza. What is the figurative meaning of the phrase "floats downstream"?

Answer 1

The figurative language "floats downstream" means that a free bird or something that is free is able to fly the opposite direction and not have any thing keeping it away from that.

Step-by-step explanation:

A free bird or freedom in general allows you to decide which way to go with nothing holding you back.

Answer 2

A Has no worries

Step-by-step explanation:

When the author uses "float's downstream" it means that the bird has no worries and is just able to float without a worry I took this and got it right.