I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings PDF

Summary

This is a poem by Maya Angelou, exploring the themes of freedom, struggle and hope. The poem compares the free bird to the caged bird, highlighting the difference in experiences.

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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou The free bird leaps sings of freedom The free bird thinks of on the back of the wind another breeze and floats downstream and the t...

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou The free bird leaps sings of freedom The free bird thinks of on the back of the wind another breeze and floats downstream and the trade winds soft through the till the current ends sighing trees and dips his wings and the fat worms waiting on a in the orange sun rays dawn-bright lawn and dares to claim the sky. and he names the sky his own. But a bird that stalks But a caged bird stands on the grave of down his narrow cage dreams can seldom see through his shadow shouts on a nightmare his bars of rage scream his wings are clipped and his wings are clipped and his feet are his feet are tied tied so he opens his throat to sing. so he opens his throat to sing. The caged bird sings The caged bird sings with fearful trill with a fearful trill of the things unknown of things unknown but longed for still but longed for still and his tune is heard and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom.

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