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Read the following extract from the poem “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate option from the choices given below:
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.
Who, according to the poet, “names the sky his own?”
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Read the following extract from the poem “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate option from the choices given below:
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.
Who, according to the poet, “names the sky his own?”
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The correct option is D The free bird
According to the poet, free bird “names the sky his own.” The free bird is happy because it knows that the sky is the limit for him. He imagines himself to be the possessor of the whole universe, symbolised by using the word “sky” here.
According to the poet, free bird “names the sky his own.” The free bird is happy because it knows that the sky is the limit for him. He imagines himself to be the possessor of the whole universe, symbolised by using the word “sky” here.
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