Two literary devices that the author uses is figurative language and imagery. Figurative language is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. Imagery means to be visually descriptive. The author uses figurative language and imagery to paint a picture for the reader to help understand it better. When you can visualize it makes reading more interesting. One example is “When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass” (Dunbar 3). This makes you picture the wind and how it moves the grass. Another example is, “I know what the caged bird feels” (Dunbar 7). This lets you picture a bird stuck in a cage, so you can understand what they feel. They way the author uses these literary
