Poem analysis
The poems Caged Bird 1968 and Sympathy 1899 by Maya Angelou and Paul Laurence Dunbar. The newer one of the two (Caged Bird) was inspired by the poem Sympathy, meaning they share many similar themes, yet still show some differences. The themes in which they can relate to one another include discrimination and racism.
Knowing that these poems both relate to the themes of discrimination and racism, you can put into place that the ‘Birds’ are representing aboriginals and how they were treated. The poem Sympathy portrays these themes better by focussing more on how the Caged Bird wants ‘sympathy’ sand how the ‘bird’ wants people to pity it an understand that it is not fair that it is trapped in a ‘cage’, whereas the poem Caged Bird
The poems Caged Bird 1968 and Sympathy 1899 by Maya Angelou and Paul Laurence Dunbar. The newer one of the two (Caged Bird) was inspired by the poem Sympathy, meaning they share many similar themes, yet still show some differences. The themes in which they can relate to one another include discrimination and racism.
Knowing that these poems both relate to the themes of discrimination and racism, you can put into place that the ‘Birds’ are representing aboriginals and how they were treated. The poem Sympathy portrays these themes better by focussing more on how the Caged Bird wants ‘sympathy’ sand how the ‘bird’ wants people to pity it an understand that it is not fair that it is trapped in a ‘cage’, whereas the poem Caged Bird