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To interpret in “The Caged Bird,” the reader must look at the context of the text rather than an individual word

Nadusha1986 [10]

As seen in many poems or poetic texts, there is in "Caged Bird" the use of figurative language, with connotative meaning so that there is a subjective message under the text that must be analyzed under its' context.

The figurative language is a writers' resource for expressing feelings and amplifying the meaning of words.

Let's read an excerpt of Maya Angelou's "Caged Bird" :

"The free bird thinks of another breeze

and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees

and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn

and he names the sky his own

But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams

his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream

his wings are clipped and his feet are tied

so he opens his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings

with a fearful trill

of things unknown

but longed for still

and his tune is heard

on the distant hill

for the caged bird

sings of freedom"

With comparing the two birds, we can see how the birds can be a representative symbol of people under different types of life situations, being the caged one a symbol of someone restricted of freedom, wanting their voices to be heard (or needing their rights to be granted, as well).

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In at least 100 words,discuss jo’s liberty.what does her mother mean when she says that after jo experiences liberty she will fi

Yakvenalex [24]

Answer:

Jo's mother speaks of the need to be married and settled in a family with her man and children.

Explanation

In page 459, the second paragraph of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, Jo had confided in her mum her desire to go away to try something new.

Her mother with some reluctance agrees but states that after her thirst for freedom is satisfied, she will find that she has a longing for something else.

For in their conversation Jo had mentioned that besides seeking new things, the other reason she wants out was that Laurie was getting fonder and fonder of her. [Please see Page 460, paragraph 5]

After her mum inquires about why she is not desirous of becoming mates with Laurie, her mum acquiesces and in 5th Paragraph of page 461 her mother states "You I leave , to enjoy your liberty till you tire of it, for only then will you find that there is something sweeter."

Cheers

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NEED HELP ASAP

Studentka2010 [4]

The answer is D. Simply

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What dose this mean Pbateg lbh unir jba urnq nqzva sbe n qnl

kow [346]

It appears that the cipher is an example of a ROT13 cipher which is a letter substitution scheme which replaces the letter with the 13th letter after it in the alphabet. The code when deciphered translates into “Congrt you have won head admin for a day”.

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Before leaving for the day, this work should be completed

MissTica

Answer:

The best answer is b) dangler

Explanation:

First, let's work with elimination. We can eliminate letter a, since the sentence is not properly constructed. There is ambiguity in it, since we don't know who is leaving. Is it the speaker? Is it the person the speaker is talking to? Is it the work?

We can also eliminate letter d, for we do not have a comma splice. Comma splices happen when we join two independent sentences only with a comma. That is not the case here. We have an independent clause and a dependent one.

We are left with b) dangler and c) misplaced part. Let's check if letter c is correct. All we have to do is change the position of the clauses:

This work should be completed before leaving for the day.

We still don't know who is leaving; letter c is incorrect . Therefore, the issue is not a misplaced part, but a dangler. Danglers or dangling modifiers create ambiguity in a sentence because they do not make it clear who they are referring to. In this case, the problem is the word "leaving". To eliminate the problem, we must clearly refer to someone:

Before you leave for the day, this work should be completed.

Before I leave for the day, this work should be completed.

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