Which pair of uses of figurative language from "The Caged Bird" help support the extended metaphor of freedom versus oppression?
back of the wind; floats downstream his wings are clipped; his feet are tied the caged bird sings; the free bird thinks dawn bright lawn; grave of dreams
The pair of uses of figurative language from "The Caged Bird" that help support the extended metaphor of freedom versus oppression is "the caged bird sings; the free bird thinks".
Metaphor is a figure of speech which actually describes an action or thing in a way that is not literally true but it helps to make a comparison.
The use of "the caged bird sings" and "the free bird thinks" shows the comparison of the caged bird and the free bird. It tends to show what the personality does when oppressed and when free. They show an extended metaphor of freedom versus oppression.
"The Caged Bird" is a poem by Maya Angelou which is concerned with imprisonment and an inner urge for freedom.
"The narrator of the story "The Black Cat" can certainly be considered unreliable due to his alcoholism and his account of his sudden and drastic change in character. ... As the narrator becomes crueler, he seems to be unable to fully control his impulses or understand where his violent and ill-mannered behaviors stem from."
