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[kijun22]

Can i get some help for english advance as im really struggling to get through

What are insights?
And how are insights conveyed through the poem "Caged Bird" by Maya Angelou?
And examples

Thank you!!

 

[Aerath]

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

The free bird leaps
on the back of the win
and floats downstream
till the current ends
and dips his wings
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 fearful trill
of the things unknown
but longed for still
and is tune is heard
on the distant hillfor the caged bird
sings of freedom

The free bird thinks of another breeze
an 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.

 

[selablad]

I thought that was a book...I didn't know there was a poem...

 

[Bobness]

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

The free bird leaps
on the back of the win
and floats downstream
till the current ends
and dips his wings
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 fearful trill
of the things unknown
but longed for still
and is tune is heard
on the distant hillfor the caged bird
sings of freedom

The free bird thinks of another breeze
an 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.

I could have sworn also that this was an autobiographical fiction (novel) by Angelou.

Anywho, some things to think about with the poem.

1) 'Insights' are revelations about the text and the key word 'conveyed' refers to the language devices that would support your observations. So for eg:

The extended metaphor of the ‘bird’ symbolically trapped by an omnipresent ‘cage’ represents the reductive racism that frames the speaker’s society. This is counterpointed by the paradoxical and challenging concept of the bird ‘singing’ in spite of the entrenched prejudices, reflective of the transcendence of the human condition.

2) As the poem undergoes its first major movement in the second stanza “But a bird that stalks / down his narrow cage” the futility of the situation collaborates with other external modes of imprisonment incl. economics and heteronormativity. The cumulation of images invoking bondage “bars of rage” “feet are tied” build to the end focus of human potentiality “opens his throat to sing” where the underlying anaphora further suggests the cycles of life’s processes.

3) The poem concludes with resounding auditory imagery “fearful trill” “tune is heard” reinforcing the strategies of resistance against institutionalised power (Ina Grabe).

An understanding of this analysis would be enhanced if one was familiar with Angelou’s autobiographical fiction. In laymen’s terms though, I’ve basically moved from the big ie structural considerations of the extended metaphor in the title, to the small ie movements within the poem considering techniques, and a final statement ie conclusion supported by literary criticism. This would be the optimal structure in most english advanced (and extension) essays, where textual integrity is a significant point.

Standard would require a more intense focus upon how your elective is conveyed ie journeys, change, belonging.