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In a group of 4, find 4 poems from the textbook for your group to analyze and find the theme and tone of each poem. You will present your findings this Friday!
Theme is:
Defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly.
(topic/who or what)
Tone, in written composition, is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. Tone is generally conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject.
You will be given a handout with further instructions and requirements.
(Indirect/direct underlying meaning determined by reader)
Imprisonment on various levels such as:
Love and friendship are frequently occurring themes in literature. They generate emotional twists and turns in a narrative and can lead to a variety of endings: happy, sad or bittersweet. The following are famous literary works with love and friendship themes
Father: “We are going on a vacation.”
Son: “That’s great!!!”
– The tone of son’s response is very cheerful.
Father: “We can’t go on vacation this summer.”
Son: “Ok. Great! That’s what I expected.”
– The son’s tone is sarcastic in the given response.
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.
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
A free bird leaps
on the back of the wind
and floats downstream
till the current ends
and dips his wing
in the orange sun rays
and dares to claim the sky.
But a bird that stalks
down his narrow cage
can seldom see through
his bars of rage
his wings are clipped and
his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing.
What is the authors attitude? How does the author feel?
As a CLASS we are going to read and identify the subject, theme and tone of the poem I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou.
But first, lets visit the author's and poems background to see if it influences the poem in any way
(fresh, sad, hopeful,bold, horrified, cautious, social, religious, political, dreary, remorseful,cold, brave, agitated, etc)