Analysis Of The Poem I Know Why The Caged Bird Sing ...

The importance of Maya Angelou’s, â€Å"I know why the Caged Bird Sing† and â€Å"Phenomenal Women† is the focus of identity, feminism and racism. Throughout these poems, we will see the way she explores the life of women in a male dominated society and the racial segregation between whites and blacks that took place for over hundreds of years. Each poem reflects its own form of identity for both women and African Americans during segregation. Her use of metaphors, symbolism, figure of speech, and imagery is her way a showing the impact of racism during that time. The richness of her poem, â€Å"I Know why the Caged Bird Sings,† and the metaphor of the caged bird represents African Americans who longed for freedom, but could not get freedom. The cage itself represents the physical barriers and the fears of African Americans in society, while the bird itself represents the yearning of something more in life. Throughout her poems, she illustrates the many re strictions, the injustice, and self-centeredness for both whites and blacks. Maya Angelou was born and raised during a time where racial discrimination between whites and blacks were very common, mainly throughout the south. In â€Å"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,† she use different themes to reflect the hardships of African Americans; segregation, displacement, and resistance. The figure of speech used in this poem is the use of the caged bird, free bird, and bars of rage. Throughout this poem Maya Angelou, use the two birds as aShow MoreRelatedAnalysis Of Maya Angelou s Caged Bird 1835 Words   |  8 PagesPower Because I live in a community with a majority black population, it is very easy to know all of the famous African American people. Growing up with my grandparents, I always heard a lot about the loving Dr. Maya Angelou. She was a tremendous figure in their lives and a phenomenal woman. One day my family was sitting outside, and my mom was reading a book with a lot of famous poems. The one she read aloud was Maya Angelou’s poem â€Å"Caged Bird.† She was so emotional reading this poem. During that