Saturday 5 March 2016

What are examples of imagery in the poem "Caged Bird" by Maya Angelou?

Laurine Herzog
is an
umbrella term for a range of specific language techniques, including, most commonly, metaphors,
, and symbolism. The quotations below provide examples of these different techniques. The first
two quotations describe the free bird in the poem, and the second two quotations describe the
caged bird.
"A free bird
leaps
on the back of the wind"

The wind is a recurring motif throughout the poem, and is
used to symbolize the freedom of the free bird. Wind is often used throughout poetry to
symbolize freedomit seems to go where it pleases and it is not bound by barriers or restraints
like the other elements (earth, fire, water) can be.

"The free bird thinks of another
breeze
and the trade winds soft through the sighing
trees"
In this
quotation, we have again the recurring motif of the wind to symbolise freedom, and we also have
the personification of the wind "sighing." The personification (attributing to
something that isn't the characteristics of humans) in this...




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