... the poem and the novel are slightly different. Myra McMurry states in Role-Playing as Art in Maya Angelou's "Caged Bird" that: "Dunbar's caged bird sings from the frustration of imprisonment; its song is a prayer. Angelou's caged bird sings also from frustration, but in doing so, discovers that the song transforms the cage from a prison that denies selfhood to a vehicle for self-realization" (25). Angelou's Caged ... Bird is full of pain. She is raped, suffers from racism, and bears a child at young age. Nevertheless, the book is full of inspiration and ... a very genuine manner. One o...

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• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

I know why the Caged Bird Sings I think that this book was extremely informative. I think that Maya Angelou wrote the book with an uncanny insight in being able to catch the readers attention, well mine at least, and make it interesting enough for me to keep my curiosity in tune. I thought that with all of the experiences that she had during the book, she expounded on all of them pretty well. From everything that happened to her from her early childhood in that her and her brother were sent on a bus from California to Arkansas to stay with her Grandma, when she was molested to when she ended u...

• Word Count: 754
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... she recited her poem, "On the Pulse of the Morning," at President Clinton's inauguration. However, it was Angelou's legendary writings that set her apart. Her autobiography, I Know Why The Cage Bird Sings, was nominated for numerous awards, and remains an essential book for many. Through a variety of literary techniques, such as metaphor, simile, personification, and imagery, Angelou presents the hardships of ... finished his speech, the hopeless feeling he left in the auditorium was evident. Donleavy had exposed the racial tensions of 1940, and Angelou went from feeling accomplished and...

• Word Count: 1074
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate