I.

Read the poem "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" by Maya
Angelou and answer the following questions:

1. A. Identify and explain the metaphor used in the poem.

B. How does this metaphor contribute to the overall meaning of the poem?
(4 marks)

2. Analyze the imagery in the lines: "The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of
things unknown but longed for still."

3. Explain how the imagery helps convey the bird's emotions. (4 marks)

4. What is the central theme of the poem? Provide evidence from the poem to
support your answer. (4 marks)

5. Identify and discuss one literary device used in the poem. How does it
enhance the poem's meaning? (4 marks)

6. "The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for
still."

A. How does this imagery contribute to the poem's overall message and
themes? (4)

B. Explaining the significance of the title "I Know Why The Caged Bird
Sings" in relation to the poem. (4)

Read the poem "Daffodils" by William Wordsworth and answer the following questions:

1.

(a) Explain the central theme of the poem "Daffodils."

(b) Provide evidence from the poem to support your answer. (4 marks)

2.

(a) Analyze the use of personification in the lines: "Ten thousand saw I at a glance, / Tossing their heads in
sprightly dance."
(b) How does the personification contribute to the poem's overall impact? (4 marks)

3. How does the poet's mood change from the beginning of the poem to the end as a result of encountering
the daffodils? Explain with reference to specific lines from the poem. (4 marks)

4. Identify and discuss one literary device (e.g., simile, metaphor, alliteration) used in the poem. How does it
enhance the poem's meaning? (4 marks)