Question

Re-read the following lines from the poem, “Sympathy” “I know why the caged bird beats his wing Till its blood is red on the cruel bars; For he must fly back to his perch and cling When he fain would be on the bough a-swing” In the poem "Sympathy," what does the caged bird want most? Question 8 options: a) a better cage b) freedom c) joy d) companions

Answer 1

B) Freedom would be the answer. The birth sounds pretty desperate to get out of the cage.