1 What poetic form does "Caged Bird" use? Iambic pentameter Free verse Haiku Sonnet 2 Who wrote "Caged Bird"? Paul Laurence Dunbar The speaker James Baldwin Maya Angelou 3 Who narrates "Caged Bird"? Maya Angelou An unidentified speaker The free bird The caged bird 4 How many stanzas does "Caged Bird" contain? Seven Five Six One 5 How many punctuated sentences does "Caged Bird" contain? Six Five Two One 6 The line "The caged bird sings" follows what meter? Anapestic dimeter Trochaic tetrameter Iambic dimeter Iambic tetrameter 7 What poem inspired the premise of "Caged Bird"? "The Second Coming" "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" "Sympathy" None of these 8 "Bars of rage" is an example of what literary device? Olfactory Imagery Simile Dramatic Irony Metaphor 9 What happens when a bird's wings are clipped? Nothing It dies It cannot take flight It can't fly above thirty feet in the air 10 Which of the birds does the speaker most sympathize with? The caged bird The free bird The speaker doesn't exist The speaker dislikes them both 11 "On the back of the wind" uses what literary device? Simile Irony Auditory Imagery Personification 12 The line endings "lawn" and "own" amount to what literary device? Slant rhyme Parallelism Metonymy Rhyme 13 Which bird is depicted singing? The caged bird Both birds The free bird Neither bird 14 According to the speaker, why does the bird sing? To speak with the free bird Because he is happy to eat worms No reason Because of his oppressive confinement 15 Which stanza repeats at the end of the poem? No stanza repeats Stanza 3 Stanza 1 Stanza 2 16 What emotion does the speaker attribute to the sound of the bird's song? Fear Joy Indifference Gratefulness 17 "On a dawn bright lawn" uses what literary device? Internal rhyme End rhyme Simile Metaphor 18 What attitude does the speaker attribute to the free bird? Entitlement Bitterness Anxiety Envy 19 In the poem, what is the "grave of dreams"? The graveyard where the caged bird lives The free bird's nest The government The caged bird's perch 20 What physical movement does the caged bird do before singing? Drinks water Spins in a circle Pecks his mirror Opens his throat 21 "A free bird leaps ... and floats downstream" is an example of what literary device? Kinesthetic imagery Auditory imagery Olfactory imagery Simile 22 To where does the bird's song reach? Buffalo Bill The windowsill The distant hill The bucket of swill 23 What word does Angelou use to describe the bird's cage? Open Small Spacious Narrow 24 In addition to the cage and clipped wings, what is mentioned in the poem as binding the caged bird? His owner His soul His mental state His tied feet 25 "Caged Bird" is most often interpreted as an allegory for what? A comparison between the relative freedom of white and Black Americans Environmental activism The perils of bird ownership There is no hidden moral or political meaning to the poem
