In Sympathy, by Paul Dunbar, which is used as a symbol of freedom? Question 9 options:

the sun is bright on the upland slopes

I know why the caged bird beats his wing.

And a pain still throbs in the old, old scars

Till its blood is red on the cruel bars.

He used the symbol of a bird, Dunbar highlights the true importance of real freedom.

He describes captivity through pleas and cries and struggles of a caged bird.

Explanation:

(you didn't attach a copy of the poem, but i'm answering as best as i can)

since a simile compares two unlike things using like or as, it kind of gives an item the ability to do something it can't.

example: "the player was like a tiger on the field"

in this sentence, the simile conveys the idea that the player was fast and strong, like a tiger.