Analyzing Themes in 'Caged Bird'

The video tutorial explores Maya Angelou's poem 'Caged Bird', providing background on the poet and analyzing the poem's structure, themes, and literary devices. It contrasts the experiences of the free bird and the caged bird, symbolizing racial segregation and oppression. The analysis highlights the poem's portrayal of freedom and injustice, emphasizing the African American struggle for equality.

What is the main theme of Maya Angelou's poem 'Caged Bird'?

• War and peace

• Love and loss

• Freedom and oppression

• Nature and nurture

How many stanzas are in the poem 'Caged Bird'?

• Four

• Seven

• Five

• Six

What literary device is used when a line ends without completing a sentence or clause?

• Alliteration

• Enjambment

• Metaphor

• Simile

Which of the following best describes the tone of the poem?

• Neutral

• Alternating between positive and negative

• Consistently negative

• Consistently positive

What does the word 'caged' in the title 'Caged Bird' symbolize?

• Freedom

• Joy

• Adventure

• Restriction

In the first stanza, what does the free bird symbolize?

• The natural world

• The poet's family

• The privileged white American society

• The poet's imagination

What is the main contrast between the first and second stanzas?

• The free bird's fear and the caged bird's courage

• The free bird's hunger and the caged bird's satisfaction

• The free bird's silence and the caged bird's song

• The free bird's joy and the caged bird's despair

What does the caged bird sing about in the third stanza?

• Its hatred for its captors

• Its longing for freedom

• Its joy in captivity

• Its love for the free bird

In the fourth stanza, what do the 'fat worms' represent?

• Challenges

• Opportunities

• Enemies

• Friends

What imagery is used in the fifth stanza to describe the caged bird's situation?

• A garden of dreams

• A peaceful meadow

• A nightmare scream

• A joyful song