True. The caged birds is a metaphor of those who fight
oppression. They fought and never gives up no matter how much they are tormented,
no matter how many times they are crushed to the ground; their hope for whatever
they are fighting for stands firm and they will never surrender.
Wheatley personifies the United States as a beautiful and powerful human-like goddess. She has golden hair that is tied by olive and laurel sprigs, signifying peace and victory.