1. What is being contrasted in the poem?

A. bird and nature
B. caged bird and free bird
C. narrow cage and open cage
D. song of the two birds

2. What is ironic about the caged bird?

A. The caged bird sings.
B. The caged bird is unheard.
C. The caged bird flies across the horizon.
D. The caged bird waits for the free bird.

3. What do the two birds symbolize?

A. beauty and ugliness
B. hope and despair
C. independence and captivity D. poor and rich

4. What general idea might this poem be about?

A. Hope is found in the midst of desperation.
B. Some are blessed with talent while others long to be noticed and recognized.
C. The sorrowful plight of the oppressed that long for freedom
D. The rich enjoy pleasures of life while the poor suffer.

5. What overall feeling is created by the poem? It evokes

A. discontentment
B. dismay
C. loneliness
D. sympathy​