No it's not it's describing terrible experience of being an bird stuck into a cage.
Google it i remember watching it in school that’s all
I don't know but imma take a guess QAR
It normally means charm or enjoyment or in the case of food something used to add flavor (usually refers to lemon zest or orange zest which comes from shaving the peel off of the fruit)
It is the voice is used to evaluate the writers tone