Identify Poetic Device From An Unknown Poem and Explain How It Contributes To The Meaning of The Poem
Identify Poetic Device From An Unknown Poem and Explain How It Contributes To The Meaning of The Poem
Identify Poetic Device From An Unknown Poem and Explain How It Contributes To The Meaning of The Poem
by Maya Angelou
Repetition
– “ his wings are clipped and – “ The caged bird sings
his feet are tied with fearful trill
so he opens his throat to of the things unknown
sing.” but long for still
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
Emphases how
for the caged bird
pity the caged sings of freedom”
bird is
(Extended) Metaphor
• Caged bird • Free bird
– African Americans – White Americans
Comparison and
lost of basic human
rights between
racism
Oxymoron
(2 words which consist of contrast meaning)
• “fearful trill”
Repeated
struggle with an
element of fear
Sadie and Maud
By Gwendolyn Brooks
Rhyme
• “home” and “comb”
• “strand” and “land”
• “name” and “shame”
• “mouse” and “house” Ideas will be
easily implant into
the reader’s brain
Assonance
• “Maud and Ma and • “She is living all alone in
Papa nearly died of this old house.”
shame.”