Maya+Angelou

Caged Bird 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.

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 the things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom.

The free bird thinks of another breeze and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees and the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright lawn and he names the sky his own.

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.

The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard an the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom. Picture: http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a389/kahlap/istockphoto_2368695_the_caged_bird_.jpg

Theme: The theme of the story is that she is trapped like the bird and wants to be free. Free to fly the sky, to claim it her own. She can not do that tho cause her feet are tied an her wings are clipped so she stays caged just the bird.

Literary Terms: In the poem there are a couple of literary terms. On is: trill, still, hill and breeze, trees and lawn, own. This literary term is a ryme sceme. Another one: Imagry She explains how she feels and when you read it you can picture what she is saying. She helps you understand it so you can picture it in your head when you read it.