Caged Bird: ASSEB (AHSEC) Class 11 Alternative English notes
Where was the poet born?
The poet was born at St. Louis, Missouri
What does the word “clipped” mean in the poem?
The word clipped means to cut or be fastened
What does the caged bird do inside the cage?
The caged bird stalks down his narrow cage and opens his throat to sing.
Where does the free bird dip its wings?
The free bird dips its wings in the orange sun rays.
What does the free bird think of?
The free bird thinks of another breeze, the trade winds, fat words.
What does the free bird do downstream?
The free bird dips his wings in the orange sun rays and dares to call the sky his own.
What is a trade wind?
The flow of wind in the Earth’s equatorial region from east to west direction is called a trade wind. In the poem ‘Caged Bird’, it shows the favourable life that the free bird has access to.
Why does the caged bird sing “a fearful trill”?
The caged bird sings a ‘fearful trill’ because he feels scary and uneasy to express himself about unknown things such as freedom. But he repeatedly sings with high intensity just because he wants it so much.
What kind of song does the caged bird sing?
The caged bird sings songs of unknown freedom, because he has never experienced it. What does the phrase “grave of dreams” mean?
“Grave of dreams” means the killing of desires. Where in one hand the free bird can dream to touch the sky on the other side, only the dark burial ground exists for the caged bird.
What does the free bird symbolize?
The free bird symbolises the life of the white people, the leisure that they enjoy. This winds, the sun, the sky, and fat worms exists only for the pleasure of these free birds.
What does the caged bird symbolize?
The caged bird symbolises the life of Black people who are not allowed to enjoy the same life of leisure as the white people have.
Describe the helplessness of the caged bird.
The caged bird is truly helpless, he can only see through the narrow confines of the cage. His liberty is curtailed in the form of clipped wings and tied feet. He can only sing of freedom, but cannot escape from this situation.
What is the theme of the poem “Caged Bird”?
The main theme of the poem shows the difference between the lives of the Black people and the White people. The White people enjoys full freedom as well as liberty of life. on the other side the liberty of the Black is curtailed. In reality, the poem shows the story of injustice and desire for freedom.
Compare and contrast the condition of the caged bird and the free bird?
There is a sharp contrast between the condition of the caged bird and the free bird. The caged bird can only move within the cage and that forms his only world. He doesn’t know the world outside. His wings are clipped and his feet are bound. He can express his desire for a better life is through song. He doesn’t know about freedom, still he sings of it. The life for the free bird is purely a different one. He can enjoy life under an open sky which is filled with a glowing sun, a nice breeze, and fat worms. All these advantages a free bird can enjoy freely, which a caged bird cannot.
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