Question

Which terms from“The Caged Bird” can be interpreted as part of the extended metaphor that represents freedom? Choose all that apply.

1. floats downstream
2. his narrow cage
3. the trade winds
4. soft
5. the grave of dreams
6. dawn-bright lawn

Answer 1

3)the trade winds

number 2 represents how he is NOT free, but number 3 represents how the wind is free

Answer 2

I read the poem.

1) Floats downstream
3) The trade winds soft 
6) dawn-bright lawn

These three are all metaphors of freedom. These are what the free bird did and encountered in the poem.

The caged bird experienced 2. his narrow cage and 5. the grave of dreams.