Caged+Bird

**__Caged Bird__**
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. 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. 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 on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom. By:Maya Angelou

The theme of Caged Bird: The author is trying to express that some people can be trapped in today's world because of the color of their skin. When people single you out beacause of the color of your skin you may feel caged because you are left out. When the author says "his wings are clipped and his feet are tied" she means that people with different skin color skin may feel limited so if their wings are clipped and their feet are tied thay don't have as much freedom as a normal person with their feet untied and their wings unclipped. The way she is using birds in a cage to compare to humans is a metaphore.

Links: http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings/

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