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The structure of the poem includes a series of paragraphs but no sentences. This keeps the poem flowing as you read and each stanza feels like its own paragraph, despite being very short.

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The speaker in this poem is a person that seems like they are yearning for freedom.

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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.

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The tone of the poem is mostly optimistic and kind of malicious. It achieves being optimistic by talking about the free bird and how the caged bird sings for freedom. On the other hand, it achieves being malicious because of words like rage, nightmare, and scream. These words contributed an almost scary aspect to the poem.

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The speaker is speaking to the audience, which is the reader.

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The poem uses very good diction, including words like seldom, which was made to explain how much the bird sees through the narrow cage. Seldom means it happens rarely, adding to how much the caged bird sees the outside world, contributing to the idea of being trapped.

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The situation includes a bird who is trapped in a cage with its wings clipped and feet tied. There is also a second bird that is free, compared to the caged bird. There is no evidence of a certain point in time or place.

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One example of figurative language is, "And dips his wing in the orange sun rays." This is an example of imagery since the author uses visual words to allow the reader to understand what this situation looks like.

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It feels like the purpose of the poem is for the author to express their yearning for freedom. It almost feels like they are explaining themselves and a person that has freedom. It seems like they want to be like that person.

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Some sound devices found in the text include, "His shadow shouts a nightmare scream," and, "For the caged bird sings of freedom." When it talks about the shadow and what it is doing, the reader can imagine the bird's shadow screaming, which adds in conveying the tone. Also, in the multiple cases where it talks about the bird singing for freedom, you can almost hear the bird singing. This also greatly helps convey the tone.

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The poem's central idea is how there are two types of people, free and caged.