Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Caged Bird) is based on her life in the early ages. ... She cites the last line of Dunbar's poem "Sympathy", which is "I know why the caged bird sings," for the title of her first autobiography (Bloom 2). ... Myra McMurry states in Role-Playing as Art in Maya Angelou's "Caged Bird" that: "Dunbar's caged bird sings from the frustration of imprisonment; its song is a prayer. ... Angelou's Caged Bird is full of pain. ... There is also a poem titled "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" that Angelou wrote after the novel. ...

• Word Count: 536
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

I Know Why Caged Bird Sings I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is an autobiography of the life of Maya Angelou. ... Throughout I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, the author lives in several towns and cities, all of which effect her differently. ... I think that a book that is similar to I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is Farewell to Manzanar. ... I also think that I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is just more interesting. ... I would strongly recommend I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings over Farewell to Manzanar any day ...

• Word Count: 1549
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Each character in Beloved is a former slave with a painful and scaring past. ... In "I know why the Caged Bird sings", Maya Angelou goes through something similar. When Angelou discovers reading and writing, she confronts her past giving her a strong new voice. ... This is similar to Maya Angelou who also didn't have any self worth because of the societies views on blacks. ... Angelou also felt that she looked different from other children and didn't have a sense of belonging. ...

• Word Count: 966
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School