Overall I found the poem to be simple which is good because I believe when you are sending a strong message you don't want the readers to get hung up on the complexity of the poem. As for the technical aspects of the poem I liked the way the words flowed, nicely complimenting one another. I found the meaning to be a powerful one and it was well stated. My initial reaction to this poem was an emotional one.

I found the message of always holding onto your dreams, even if they seem far away and even if attaining them is a scary thing very inspirational. Yet, all of these negative feelings that I felt were balanced nicely with the beautiful and touching feeling of hope that was the shining theme of the poem. I also felt a deep anger that anyone would be forced to live without freedom. I feel a deep admiration for anyone with such strength.

I felt a lot of sadness because I could feel the oppression I could only imagine what it would feel like to be stripped of my freedom and still have the will to dream. This poem made me feel a lot of emotions. With clipped wings and tethered feet, the only way the caged bird can express himself is by singing since he is after all, caged. I interpret the meaning of this poem to be about slavery and is about the dream of freedom and the longing for freedom from behind bars. I think the fact that the bird is a caged bird represents oppression and the fact that the bird is singing represents the dream, the longing for a future full of freedom. Maya Angelou was a poet and award-winning author known for her acclaimed memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and her numerous poetry and essay collections. The image of the caged birdwhich Angelou also uses in the title of her famous 1969 autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is originally drawn from the poem Sympathy by Paul. But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage can seldom see through his bars of rage his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing. Maya Angelou was writing about the dream of attaining freedom. A free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wing in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky. Maya Angelous poem 'Caged Bird' is certainly full of imagery in every line and every stanza.The very first image we see is that of a 'free bird' leaping on the 'back of the wind.' Since we can. MollysWall - I think that in writing this, Dr.

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