Caged Bird and Telephone Conversation

Who is the poet of 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'?

• Wole Soyinka

• Maya Angelou

• Gieve Patel

• Nissim Ezekiel

What is the underlying discussion in the poem 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'?

• Identity

• Imagery

• Racism

• Open-mindedness

His wings are clipped and

his feet are tied

What is the meaning of these lines?

• The caged bird is tied with its strings on feet and wings

• The caged bird is forced to live in a restricted environment

• The caged bird is denied freedom to live its life

• The caged bird is in the cage so that it can sing loudly

The caged bird sings

with a fearful trill

What does the phrase 'fearful trill' mean?

• The caged bird is fearful because of hopelessness

• The caged bird is afraid of the owner

• The caged bird is afraid of losing its voice

• The caged bird cannot survive for long in that cage

Which of the following are not a part of the free bird's life as mentioned in the poem?

• Claiming the sky his own

• Enjoying the breeze from the soft sighing trees

• Finding its own food every day

• Living a life with other birds in freedom

Fill in the blank.

and his tune is heard

on the ________.

• faraway hill

• faraway mountain

• distant mountain

• distant hill

What does the free bird symbolise?

• Confinement and oppression

• Liberty and freedom

• Uninhibited existence and unruly life

• The ability to conquer the sky

But a bird that stalks

down his narrow cage

can seldom see through

his bars of rage

What is the meaning of the phrase 'bars of rage'?

• The bars in the cage that obstruct the bird's vision

• The structural and systemic barriers that oppress individuals

• The barriers that stop it from achieving things in life

• The obstacles that stop it from flying

What does the singing of the caged bird represent?

• Its beautiful voice

• Warmth, light, and hope

• Resilience and defiance

• Anger and frustration

The free bird thinks of another breeze

and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees.

What does the 'wind' represent?

• Fluidity of nature

• Freedom

• Change, opportunity, and movement

• Creativity, light, and hope