Maya is using figurative language to create an image for the reader of a bird in a cage.
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Pictures. The heart of a woman. I know why the caged bird sings.
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Wouldn't take nothing for my journey even the stars look lonesome <§. This poem is one of the ten icse poems for classes 9&10.it is autobiographical.the poet has made her best efforts to show the life of a free bird as well as. You might have heard of her.
I know why the caged bird sings.
Explain with reference to the context. Freedom the caged bird can be interpreted as the black race being held back from freedom by their skin color. The heart of a woman. When she was called upon to sing, momma seemed to pull out plugs from behind her jaws and the huge, almost rough sound would pour over the listeners and throb in the air.
