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UI Post-UTME Literature in English 2022 (Model questions) Question 19

Question 19

Non-African Poetry

The experience of the blacks in the poem 'The Caged Bird' is relayed

  1. A.Metaphorically
  2. B.ironically
  3. C.metonymically
  4. D.euphemistically
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (Metaphorically)

Explanation

Angelou uses the caged bird as a metaphor for Black people held down by oppression.