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Sachem East English Department Name:_____________________________________ TKAM: Pre-‐Reading Mrs. Faust
“I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” poem E
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings -‐Maya Angelou
Notes
The 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. 5 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. 10 The caged bird sings with fearful trill1 Of the things unknown but longed for still And his tune is heard on the distant hill For the caged bird sings of freedom. 15 The free bird thinks of another breeze And the trade winds2 soft through the sighing trees And the fat worms waiting on a dawn-‐bright lawn And he names the sky his own. 20 But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams His shadow shouts on a nightmare scream His wings are clipped and his feet are tied So he opens his throat to sing 25 The caged bird sings with a 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. 30 1trill: a warbling sound, bird song 2trade winds: warm breeze used for sailing
FREE BIRD 1. In stanzas 1 and 4 locate the underlined phrases that describe the actions of the FREE bird. What do you think these phrases mean? Write it in the column next to the poem.
35 2. What is the connotation of these words and phrases (overall, what is the feeling you get)? 40 3. What is life like for the FREE bird?
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CAGED BIRD
4. In stanzas 2, 5 and 6 locate the underlined phrases that describe the actions of the CAGED bird. What do you think these phrases mean? Write it in the column next to the poem. 50
5. What is the connotation of these words and phrases (overall, what is the feeling you get)? 55 6. What is life like for the CAGED bird? 60 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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