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English, 15.09.2021 14:00 Barret07

Read the second stanza from the poem "Sympathy." I know why the caged bird beats his wing

Till its blood is red on the cruel bars;

For he must fly back to his perch and cling

When he fain would be on the bough a-swing;

And a pain still throbs in the old, old scars

And they pulse again with a keener sting—

I know why he beats his wing!

Question 1
Part A

In the second stanza of the poem "Sympathy," what can be inferred about the caged bird beating its wings?

A bee has stung the bird.

The bird wants to create a scar.

The cage is calling the bird to return.

The bird would rather fly free.
Question 2
Part B

Which line from the second stanza in the poem best supports the answer in Part A?

"When he fain would be on the bough a-swing;"

"And they pulse again with a keener sting—"

"For he must fly back to his perch and cling"

"And a pain still throbs in the old, old scars"

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