Right now, I feel like a bird
Caged without a key
Everyone comes to stare at me
With so much joy and reverie
They don't know how I feel inside
Through my smile, I cry
They don't know what they're doing to me
Keeping me from flying
That's why I say that...

I know why the caged bird sings
Only joy comes from song
She's so rare and beautiful to others
Why not just set her free?

So she can fly, fly, fly
Spreading her wings and her song
Let her
Fly, fly fly
For the whole world to see

She's like caged bird
Fly, fly
Ooh just let her fly
Just let her fly
Just let her fly
Spread the wings
Spread the beauty

What is the simile that opens the song and develops the meaning of the poem?
Question 6 options:

I feel like a bird

Caged without a key

Everyone comes to start at me

With so much joy and reverie
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Right now, I feel like a bird
Caged without a key
Everyone comes to stare at me
With so much joy and reverie
They don't know how I feel inside
Through my smile, I cry
They don't know what they're doing to me
Keeping me from flying
That's why I say that...

I know why the caged bird sings
Only joy comes from song
She's so rare and beautiful to others
Why not just set her free?

So she can fly, fly, fly
Spreading her wings and her song
Let her
Fly, fly fly
For the whole world to see

She's like caged bird
Fly, fly
Ooh just let her fly
Just let her fly
Just let her fly
Spread the wings
Spread the beauty

What does it appear that the speaker of the poem wants to do?
Question 7 options:

Sing

Be adored by fans

Be set free from public scrutiny

Be shared with the whole world
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Right now, I feel like a bird
Caged without a key
Everyone comes to stare at me
With so much joy and reverie
They don't know how I feel inside
Through my smile, I cry
They don't know what they're doing to me
Keeping me from flying
That's why I say that...

I know why the caged bird sings
Only joy comes from song
She's so rare and beautiful to others
Why not just set her free?

So she can fly, fly, fly
Spreading her wings and her song
Let her
Fly, fly fly
For the whole world to see

She's like caged bird
Fly, fly
Ooh just let her fly
Just let her fly
Just let her fly
Spread the wings
Spread the beauty

What is the allusion found in the poem?
Question 8 options:

Alicia Keys

I know why the caged bird sings

Spreading her wings and her song

Fly, fly, fly
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Right now, I feel like a bird
Caged without a key
Everyone comes to stare at me
With so much joy and reverie
They don't know how I feel inside
Through my smile, I cry
They don't know what they're doing to me
Keeping me from flying
That's why I say that...

I know why the caged bird sings
Only joy comes from song
She's so rare and beautiful to others
Why not just set her free?

So she can fly, fly, fly
Spreading her wings and her song
Let her
Fly, fly fly
For the whole world to see

She's like caged bird
Fly, fly
Ooh just let her fly
Just let her fly
Just let her fly
Spread the wings
Spread the beauty

How does the allusion in the poem impact the meaning of the poem?
Question 9 options:

Referencing flying helps the reader understand what it is like to be a famous musical artist. Writing songs gives the artist the ability to fly beyond their normal surroundings by exploring the world of lyrics, and rhythms, and sound.

Being written by Alicia Keys, the poem carries validity and weight that others could not offer to the words which makes the poem very meaningful.

Referencing a caged bird makes the reader think of Maya Angelo and her famous poem about being caged up, being unable to fly, and being trapped.

Referencing spreading her wings makes the reader think of the common saying "spread your wings" - meaning- leave what you know behind and take on an adventure.
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Right now, I feel like a bird
Caged without a key
Everyone comes to stare at me
With so much joy and reverie
They don't know how I feel inside
Through my smile, I cry
They don't know what they're doing to me
Keeping me from flying
That's why I say that...

I know why the caged bird sings
Only joy comes from song
She's so rare and beautiful to others
Why not just set her free?

So she can fly, fly, fly
Spreading her wings and her song
Let her
Fly, fly fly
For the whole world to see

She's like caged bird
Fly, fly
Ooh just let her fly
Just let her fly
Just let her fly
Spread the wings
Spread the beauty

Which of the following is the best explanation of the paradox found in the poem?
Question 10 options:

The singer is compared to a bird and her voice is as lovely as a songbird's

Repetition of the word 'fly' reminds the reader of what the speaker longs for and wants for herself

The spectators want the singer caged so they can look at her, but they also want to share her with the world so others can share the beauty

The internal conflict of the speaker's thoughts versus the desires of the spectators
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