What concept from the poem does author Maya Angelou also address in “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”? Angelou contrasts fear with discrimination. Angelou contrasts being caged with being poor. Angelou equates using one’s voice with freedom. Angelou equates facing the unknown with happiness.

Read the passage from “The Caged Bird.”

The caged bird sings

with 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.

What concept from the poem does author Maya Angelou also address in “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?

A.Angelou contrasts fear with discrimination.

B.Angelou contrasts being caged with being poor.

C.Angelou equates using one’s voice with freedom.

D.Angelou equates facing the unknown with happiness

C.Angelou equates using one’s voice with freedom.

Explanation:

The concept that Maya Angelou addresses in the poem "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” is C.Angelou equates using one’s voice with freedom.

According to the poem, she describes a bird that is singing with fear of the unknown, but also at the same time, longing for "his tune is heard " which can be equated to a cry for freedom because there is a desire for a "caged bird" to "sing for freedom"

it dosen't

explanation:

because it dosent

- free verse.

- " in poetry, one of the best ways to practice technique is to write in. i want all to be unstressed so that “all the clocks” and “in the night” are matching anapests. many forms that sharpen skills are useful in free verse."