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One powerful quote about freedom and confinement in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" is: "The caged bird sings with a 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." This quote by Maya Angelou highlights the contrast between the desire for freedom and the reality of confinement.
In "The Caged Bird," the lines "But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams" and "The caged bird sings with a fearful trill" can be interpreted as part of the extended metaphor representing freedom. These lines convey the idea of being confined and restricted, while still yearning for liberation and expression.
A free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wing in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky. But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage can seldom see through his bars of rage his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing. The caged bird sings with a 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. The free bird thinks of another breeze and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn and he names the sky his own But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing. The caged bird sings with a 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.
The caged bird sings in the poem "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" to express its longing for freedom and to find solace in its difficult circumstances.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was created in 1969.
"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" is not a poem, it is a biography of the author of "Caged Bird," Maya Angelou. In the poem, "Caged Bird," the speaker (or narrator) could be anybody, but is most likely Maya Angelou herself, or a colored person in the same situation as the caged bird.
In this poem, she makes a sad comment about how a magnificent species of bird, the crane, is dying out. Future generations, she says grimly, will only know of cranes of another kind in their 'new cities'. Future generations should also see the beauty of the cranes....As the quote says.."The caged bird sings with a 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"............
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was written by Maya Angelou.
The duration of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - film - is 1.6 hours.
In this poem, she makes a sad comment about how a magnificent species of bird, the crane, is dying out. Future generations, she says grimly, will only know of cranes of another kind in their 'new cities'. Future generations should also see the beauty of the cranes....As the quote says.."The caged bird sings with a 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"............
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - film - was created on 1979-04-28.
Yes, Maya Angelou wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.