I Know Why Caged Bird Sings I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is an autobiography of the life of Maya Angelou. ... Throughout I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, the author lives in several towns and cities, all of which effect her differently. ... I think that a book that is similar to I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is Farewell to Manzanar. ... I also think that I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is just more interesting. ... I would strongly recommend I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings over Farewell to Manzanar any day ...

• Word Count: 1549
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The main part of the story is two women (Mrs. ... Hale, "Why, it looks as if she didn't know what she was about!" ... The bird cage seems to be a symbol of some sort of violence or anger because when the ladies found the cage in the cupboard the door had been ripped from the hinges (Glaspell 717). ... I know what happened to bird-like Mrs. ... Wright used to sing too but he killed that too. ...

• Word Count: 1057
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Maya Angelou is a prominent contemporary poet that was well-known for poems such as I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and On the Pulse of Morning. ... Angelou first establishes the main theme by incorporating uses of deep allusions to the bible and also introduces a character that embodies of all mankind. ... Ramsey states the perfect reasoning behind why Angelou is such an active contributor to society when she says "While Maya Angelou's poetry may not have taken us into every nook and cranny of her long and complex life starting with the Lafayette County Training School--its various...

• Word Count: 1766
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate