Unit 4 Vocabulary

In "I Hear America Singing," is the poem written in first-person or third-person point of view?

• First-person

• Third-person

• Second-person

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What perspective is shown in "Caged Bird" when Maya Angelou contrasts the free bird and the caged bird?

• First-person

• The perspective of freedom vs. oppression

• A child’s perspective

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

How does the influence of society affect the characters in both "I Hear America Singing" and "Caged Bird"?

• It promotes harmony

• It impacts freedom and identity

• It encourages conflict

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Who is the narrator in "I Hear America Singing"?

• An individual worker

• A collective observer

• The caged bird

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What historical context helps us understand "I Hear America Singing"?

• Industrial America

• The Civil Rights Movement

• The Renaissance

In "Caged Bird," what makes the caged bird’s song distinct from the free bird's song?

• Its tone of joy

• Its longing for freedom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What does each worker singing their own song symbolize?

• A divided nation

• Individual contributions to America

• A lack of unity

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What does the caged bird's "fearful trill" represent?

• Joy

• Hope and resistance

• Silence

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5