Find quotes from this poem, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.
Freedom and Confinement Quotes
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 (1-3)
Race Quotes
I know what the caged bird feels, alas! (1)
Man and the Natural World Quotes
When the sun is bright on the upland slopes; When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass, And the river flows like a stream of glass; (2-4)
Suffering Quotes
I know why the caged bird beats his wing Till its blood is red on the cruel bars (8-9)