PLEASE HELP MEEE (50 and brainliest for whoever does it in their own words) Write four to six sentences explaining the use of extended metaphor in the poem "Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou.

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Explanation:

The poem “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou tells the story of two birds: one bird has the luxury of freedom and the second bird lives its life caged and maltreated by an unknown tyrant. Maya Angelou wrote this poem during the Civil Rights Era, the period when black activists in the 1950’s and 1960’s fought for desegregation of African Americans.  This poem parallels the oppression that  African Americans were fighting during this time period.  In “Caged Bird”, Angelou builds a strong contrast that shows the historical context of discrimination and segregation through the use of mood, symbolism, and theme. The mood of “Caged Bird” changes drastically from stanza to stanza. Angelou’s specific diction choices help to reflect  the change  from being positive to negative with some elements of hope involved. The parts of the poem involving  the free bird provide the reader with a feeling of self government. In contrast, the mood associated with the caged bird is confinement. Despite the negative mood tied to the caged bird there are still elements of hope woven into these stanzas.  

The first stanza of the poem introduce the free bird. Angelou uses words such as “leaps . . . and floats” (Line 1-3) in description of this character’s movements. These actions relate directly to moving without restrictions. The words leaped and floats are contradicted immediately in the second stanza as Angelou brings the caged bird into the picture. Angelou uses diction that complements confinement

Explanation:

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on the negative side

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