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“Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou
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POEM ANALYSIS
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“Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou
Introduction
The poem is a metaphor of a caged bird and a free bird that symbolizes the conditions
experienced by African Americans in the country. The poem reveals the harsh conditions
experienced by the blacks in America and compares these conditions to the freedom enjoyed by
whites. The title of the poem “caged bird” places more emphasis on the conditions of the caged
bird when compared to the free bird. The poem is a revelation of the struggles faced by the
author in her life as a black and the failure of people to listen t her because of her color. In the
poem, the caged bird sings songs that no one understands that portray that the voice of the
African Americans doesn’t matter merely because of their color. Throughout the poem, Angelou
contrasts the conditions of the caged bird to those of the free bird that has its freedom and
compares these conditions to those of a caged bird that was contained and didn’t feel free at all.
The poem is an eye opener that intends to illuminate more light to the welfare of the blacks and
intends to bring hope to the blacks (caged bird) and inspire them to hope for a better tomorrow
even though the current situations might be unpleasant for them.
The poem is a metaphor that not only signifies the struggle of Angelou on a personal
level but also relates to the reader and other Americans out there who are experiencing ...