Question 7

Identify poetic device from an unknown

poem and explain how it contributes to
the meaning of the poem
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

by Maya Angelou
 Repetition
– “ his wings are clipped and – “ The caged bird sings
his feet are tied with fearful trill
so he opens his throat to of the things unknown
sing.” but long for still
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
Emphases how
for the caged bird
pity the caged sings of freedom”
bird is
 (Extended) Metaphor
• Caged bird • Free bird
– African Americans – White Americans

Comparison and
lost of basic human
rights between
racism
 Oxymoron
(2 words which consist of contrast meaning)

• “fearful trill”

Repeated
struggle with an
element of fear
Sadie and Maud

By Gwendolyn Brooks
 Rhyme
• “home” and “comb”
• “strand” and “land”
• “name” and “shame”
• “mouse” and “house” Ideas will be
easily implant into
the reader’s brain
 Assonance
• “Maud and Ma and • “She is living all alone in
Papa nearly died of this old house.”
shame.”

• Conveys sad emotion • Conveys sad emotion

– Embarrassment – Loneliness
 Hyperbole
• “Sadie was one of the • “Maud and Ma and
livingest chicks in all the Papa nearly died of
land.” shame.”

• Shows the degree of • Shows the degree of

excitement in life embarrassment