Read the excerpt from "Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Then, answer the question that follows.   I know what the caged bird feels, alas!   When the sun is bright on the upland slopes;   When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass,Which sound device is illustrated in the bolded text? Alliteration Assonance Consonance Slant rhyme

Read the excerpt from "Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Then, answer the question that follows.When he beats his bars and he would be free;Which sound device is illustrated in the bolded text? Alliteration Assonance Consonance Slant rhyme

Read the excerpt from "Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Then, answer the question that follows.But a prayer that he sends from his heart's deep core,   But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings—Which sound device is illustrated in the bolded text? Alliteration Assonance Consonance Onomatopoeia

Read the excerpt from "Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Then, answer the question that follows.And they pulse again with a keener sting—I know why he beats his wing!Which sound device do the bolded words use? Alliteration End rhyme Internal rhyme Onomatopoeia

Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.                    “Sympathy”I know what the caged bird feels, alas!When the sun is bright on the upland slopes;When the wind stirs soft through the springing grassAnd the river flows like a stream of grass;When the first bird sings and the first bud opes,And the faint perfume from its petals steals –I know what the caged bird feels!I know why the caged bird beats its wingTill its blood is red on the cruel bars;For he must fly back to his perch and clingWhen he rather would be on the branch a –swing;And a pain still throbs in the old, old scarsAnd they pulse again with a keener sting –I know why he beats his wing!I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,When he beats his bars and would be free;It is not a song of joy or glee,But a prayer that he sends from his heart’s deep core,But a plea, that upward to heaven he fings –I know why the caged bird sings!       (Adapted from the poem by Laurence Donbar in ‘American Negro Poetry’ edited by ArnaBomtemps. New York: Hill and Waug 1974)Questionsa)     Explain briefly what the poem is about.                     (3 marks)b)     What does the poet focus on in each of the three stanzas?             (6 marks)c)     How would you describe the persona’s feelings towards the caged bird?     (4 marks)d)     What can we infer about the persona’s own experiences?             (3 marks)e)     Identify a simile in the first stanza and explain why it is used.         (2 marks)f)     Explain the meaning of the following lines:          (i) And the faint perfume from the petals steals                 (1 mark)g)     Supply another suitable title for this poem.                     (1 mark)

The following text is from the 1899 poem “Sympathy” by Paul Laurence Dunbar, who was a prominent African American poet born in Ohio.I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,—When he beats his bars and he would be free;It is not a carol of joy or glee,But a prayer that he sends from his heart’s deep core,But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings—I know why the caged bird sings!5Mark for ReviewABCWhich choice best states the main purpose of the text?ATo discount the theory that glee is a less frequently perceived emotion than hopelessness isBTo convey how the perceptions of people who experience freedom relate to those who experience imprisonmentCTo consider whether actions taken in confined spaces cause more damage than those taken out in the openDTo contemplate how a type of vocalization associated with positivity can actually represent both despair and longing