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By Maya Angelou. 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. 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’ by Maya Angelou is an incredibly important poem in which the poet describes the experience of two different birds, one free and one caged. The free bird flies around the wind currents, feeling like the sky belongs to him. On the other hand, the caged bird can barely move in its prison. It’s angry and frustrating.
"Caged Bird" was published in Maya Angelou's 1983 poetry collection Shaker, Why Don't You Sing? The poem describes the opposing experiences between two birds: one bird is able to live in nature as it pleases, while a different caged bird suffers in captivity.
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. 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.
Caged Bird Lyrics. 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. But a bird...
15 de dez. de 2019 · In this poem, Angelou compares the life of a bird who is free to fly, enjoy nature and relax when he pleases, with a bird shut up in a cage. He can only stalk from one end of his cage to the other. He can’t fly because his wings are clipped – he can barely even see through the narrow bars of his cage.
‘Caged Bird’ is a 1983 poem by the African-American poet and memoirist Maya Angelou (1928-2014). The poem originally appeared in Angelou’s collection Shaker, Why Don’t You Sing? The poem uses the image of a caged bird to explore issues of confinement, oppression, and restriction.
