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​A free bird leaps
on the back of the wind
and floats downstream
till the current ends
and dips his wing
in the orange sun rays 
and dares to claim the sky. 
   
But a bird that stalks 
down his narrow cage 
can seldom see through
his bars of rage
his wings are clipped and
his feet are tied 
so he opens his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings   
with a fearful trill
of things unknown 
but longed for still 
and his tune is heard 
on the distant hill  
for the caged bird   
sings of freedom. 
  

The free bird thinks of another breeze 
and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees 
and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn 
and he names the sky his own 

​But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams   
his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream   
his wings are clipped and his feet are tied   
so he opens his throat to sing. 

The caged bird sings   
with a fearful trill   
of things unknown   
but longed for still   
and his tune is heard   
on the distant hill   
for the caged bird   

sings of freedom.


Language Features to find:
metaphors, symbolism, symbols, rhyme, repetition, personification, alliteration.

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