True, The free bird represents freedom and opportunity., The poem compares a free bird and a trapped bird., The poem suggests that freedom is something powerful and valuable., The caged bird’s song represents hope and longing for freedom., Maya Angelou uses the birds as symbols in the poem., The caged bird has clipped wings and tied feet., The line “his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream” creates a dark and frightening image., The poem suggests that even when people are oppressed, they can still keep hope alive., The caged bird sings about “things unknown but longed for still,” showing that it dreams of freedom it has never experienced., False, The caged bird can travel wherever it wants., The caged bird sings because it is happy in the cage., The free bird is afraid to fly across the sky., The tone of the poem is completely cheerful and humorous., The free bird and the caged bird experience the world in the same way..

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