... theme through out the poem is the agony of captivity. He uses many devices such as metaphors, repetition, simile, imagery and Anthropomorphism to support his theme. Paul Laurence Dunbar also uses diction to link back to his theme. He uses a particular structure to link it to the theme of his poem. Paul Dunbar uses many examples throughout the poem to demonstrate his theme. The ... title of the poem "Sympathy" displays how the ... the bird seem human to show how the bird is actually a symbol for African American who have tried to escape the discrimination and captivity yet failed. The l...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate