I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Explained

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  • Опубликовано: 22 янв 2025
  • For ICSE Students.
    Using the striking imagery of a free bird representing the white man and the caged bird representing the black man, Maya Angelou's poem gives voice to the victims of racial hatred and discrimination. The poem makes a lasting impression by showing how in spite of continuously and violently pushed back, the oppressed people continue to struggle and push forward towards dignity and freedom.

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  • @jjmgreen7
    @jjmgreen7 3 года назад +335

    GUYS all the best for tomorrow's literature boards ;)

  • @koreng6246
    @koreng6246 5 лет назад +216

    I think the ending is so much more. It could be suggesting that no matter how long the caged bird sings, he will be ignored. His tune was heard on the distant hill, but still nobody listens. Its very beautiful. And sad

  • @riyashigwan9892
    @riyashigwan9892 3 года назад +150

    I have an exam tomorrow and this video was exactly what I had been looking for. thank you so much ma'am

    • @shaikyusuf4054
      @shaikyusuf4054 3 года назад +2

      How did you perform?

    • @Me-ub8jv
      @Me-ub8jv 3 года назад +1

      Pre Boards ??

    • @Cinefliction7
      @Cinefliction7 3 года назад +4

      I hav board exam nd i came here

    • @gamavenatus3672
      @gamavenatus3672 3 года назад

      @@Cinefliction7 Same bro

    • @Cinefliction7
      @Cinefliction7 3 года назад +1

      @@gamavenatus3672 icse? Best of luck for your exams broo🙂❤

  • @aditi0066
    @aditi0066 Год назад +6

    all the best to 2023 kids!!!

  • @shailashreebheemaraddi6800
    @shailashreebheemaraddi6800 3 года назад +21

    Pov:it's ur exam

  • @ashaa2565
    @ashaa2565 2 года назад +22

    Who else like me have their exam tomorrow

  • @Darkside-nt6cg
    @Darkside-nt6cg Год назад +15

    Guys, all the best for tomorrow's English literature boards 🗿

  • @mehmaalexander1158
    @mehmaalexander1158 Год назад +6

    I started just now.
    I believes that til tomorrow morning I'll complete the entire syllabus😁

  • @longlakeshore
    @longlakeshore 2 года назад +29

    Maya was inspired by and borrowed the line from a famous poem written in 1899 by the great African-American poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar called Sympathy:
    I know what the caged bird feels, alas!
    When the sun is bright on the upland slopes;
    When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass,
    And the river flows like a stream of glass;
    When the first bird sings and the first bud opes,
    And the faint perfume from its chalice steals -
    I know what the caged bird feels!
    I know why the caged bird beats his wing
    Till its blood is red on the cruel bars;
    For he must fly back to his perch and cling
    When he fain would be on the bough-a-swing;
    And a pain still throbs in the old, old scars
    And they pulse again with a keener sting -
    I know why he beats his wing!
    I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,
    When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore, -
    When he beats his bars and he would be free;
    It is not a carol of joy or glee,
    But a prayer that he sends from his heart's deep core,
    But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings -
    I know why the caged bird sings!
    It also inspired her poem Caged Bird and titles from her autobiographies A Song Flung Up To Heaven and I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings.

  • @radhikadua2728
    @radhikadua2728 4 года назад +29

    Loved your way of teaching. This was quite useful. Thank you!

  • @PoonamSharma-kk1mq
    @PoonamSharma-kk1mq 4 года назад +111

    That was an amazing explanation ma'am. Thank you so much for your kind efforts.

  • @sugarfudge
    @sugarfudge 4 года назад +14

    Thanks for this beautiful explanation ma'am. I missed this poem when it was taught in my class and came to look for a good explanation with the minutest details. Glad I could find it here. ❤️

  • @viveka5790
    @viveka5790 4 года назад +24

    the explanations are wonderful but i suppose they are superficial too. there is so much meaning veiled by the form, the structure, the usage of strong and evoking words such as 'stalking' (symbolizing heavy restraint) the circular pattern serves to reinforce the constant cycle of hope that is passed onto generation of slaved Americans, confined by the conformity of those times. it would be great if you add these to your explanations, as it would increase the beauty of the poem within the lines, so much more.

  • @hrishitasachdeva9664
    @hrishitasachdeva9664 2 года назад +1

    MAM YOU EXPLAINED THE POEM SO WELL ,HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

  • @shiaro8453
    @shiaro8453 2 года назад +1

    the best teacher i ever saw for engklish

  • @mamtajain8631
    @mamtajain8631 4 года назад +8

    This has been so much helpful for my Son during this lockdown.
    Please upload all the poems and lessons of 10the ICSE treasure trove

  • @iamkhan6739
    @iamkhan6739 Год назад +2

    Today is 1st March ,
    10th ICSE English Literature board paper .
    Best of luck to anyone who sees this 🫡🤧

  • @aryatongale9384
    @aryatongale9384 3 года назад +8

    Perfectly explained. Thank you for your efforts.

  • @mikasaackerman8655
    @mikasaackerman8655 3 года назад +1

    Ma'am you are a great teacher I am new to this channel but I think you deserve more than 13 thousand subscribers

  • @sonigupta7956
    @sonigupta7956 4 года назад +6

    7:36 Sighing tress means that trees are too tied to ground like the caged bird and so they are Sighing

  • @ahmaduthman5506
    @ahmaduthman5506 4 года назад +8

    Thank you so much for explaining this wonderful poem

  • @mukeshmalik7657
    @mukeshmalik7657 4 года назад +2

    I was searching for such explanation. I think this is the best explanation to the poem . Thank you so very much .

    • @AshSharkpoetry
      @AshSharkpoetry 3 года назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/UItkbkrO4bU/видео.html
      Hey there..I too have tried writing a poem on the similar topic...The pain of an alone caged Bird..And I'd really be grateful if you share your views regarding this in the comment section.

    • @kaushalqms1786
      @kaushalqms1786 2 года назад

      @@AshSharkpoetry
      Good

  • @shanvimehra7013
    @shanvimehra7013 5 лет назад +10

    Such a beautiful explanation ......
    Thank u so much ma'am 😇😇

    • @lunabanerjee
      @lunabanerjee 5 лет назад +1

      You are welcome. Thank you for your appreciation.:)

  • @AaryaGhuge
    @AaryaGhuge 4 года назад +11

    Thanks ma’am this is the best explanation available in english
    Other teachers explain in hindi so it becomes hard to write and think of sentences in exam
    Thanks again ma’am

  • @aaryatrivedi_1712
    @aaryatrivedi_1712 4 года назад +5

    Thanxx Maam for explaining. This will really help me alot in my class 10th boards.....☺😃

  • @Hardik_arts1
    @Hardik_arts1 3 года назад +19

    So how many guys r here , whose literature exam is tomorrow? 😭

  • @jainaarya0821
    @jainaarya0821 Месяц назад

    thank you so much ma'am, the explanation of the poem is so good, i've understood each and everything very well

  • @kaustubhrastogi814
    @kaustubhrastogi814 Год назад +5

    Best of luck for your literature board exam

  • @ayushrathour7787
    @ayushrathour7787 Год назад +1

    Outstanding every world is clear and easy to understand thank you mam

  • @kanika4078
    @kanika4078 3 года назад +2

    What msg the writer wants to tell us from this poem

  • @shajichatayan9810
    @shajichatayan9810 3 года назад +2

    Thank u mam for explaining .it's better than my English teacher who explained it . Now I understood the meaning of every single line 😁😁

  • @arulmozhi156
    @arulmozhi156 4 года назад +17

    Mam ur explanation helps me a lot ND very satisfying can u pls start with icse merchant of Venice mam pls 🤗😣

  • @abhinandanjain8275
    @abhinandanjain8275 4 года назад +2

    Thank you maam for your kind effort, now I can give my unit test

  • @utyu8008
    @utyu8008 3 года назад +1

    Can u explain the short stories blue bead

  • @dreamer143_
    @dreamer143_ 2 года назад +1

    Splendid explanation, it has helped me tremendously💖keep up the good work💅

  • @swarajjadhav5223
    @swarajjadhav5223 3 года назад +1

    i would like to thank you for this and would also like to request you to please explain the mov as well as the treasure trove ma'am icse 2021-2022 batch

  • @shakeelahamad1342
    @shakeelahamad1342 4 года назад +5

    This was really helpful in this lockdown

  • @sushantamaity9120
    @sushantamaity9120 5 лет назад +12

    Thanks ma'am

  • @_AnkitOP_
    @_AnkitOP_ 3 года назад +1

    Tomorrow is my mock and I am watching this 1 day before

  • @jadeganmo6629
    @jadeganmo6629 4 года назад +1

    please can you help me with the MLA citation of this video? thanks

  • @BHAGWAN_HAI_HAMESHA
    @BHAGWAN_HAI_HAMESHA 3 года назад +2

    Best of luck for tomorrow guys

  • @hiiiii808
    @hiiiii808 2 года назад +1

    This was quite helpful... tomorrow l have my unit test 1 in 10th

  • @Arjun-bo5dq
    @Arjun-bo5dq 4 года назад +1

    Ma'am the video was so useful. It's so descriptive. Thank you.....

  • @hibathhaneefa6463
    @hibathhaneefa6463 3 года назад +2

    Thank you so much ma’am. Your explanation was really nice. I enjoyed this a lot.

  • @rishitkumar-nr4wc
    @rishitkumar-nr4wc Год назад +2

    All the best for tomorrow's exam icse board students

  • @faisalnadeem2519
    @faisalnadeem2519 4 года назад +1

    Wow, you done a great job.I completely understand poem after watching your video.Thank you so much.

  • @adisharma528
    @adisharma528 4 года назад +8

    This is my class 10 th project so thank you mam for explaining so well

    • @kirangupta2357
      @kirangupta2357 3 года назад +1

      And for me my 7th grade examination really glad to here this

  • @kudzaishemakoni5279
    @kudzaishemakoni5279 4 года назад +3

    Lovely!!!!! Just absolute brilliance!!! Thank you so much

  • @namitasingh8814
    @namitasingh8814 4 года назад +4

    Thanku so much ma'am for this amazing explanation...🙂

  • @manyasharma3
    @manyasharma3 4 года назад +1

    Mam please make video on the chapter The little match girl

  • @honiponi4447
    @honiponi4447 3 года назад

    oh thanks a lot for me who doesnt listen to online class this actually helped a lot

  • @triparnabhattacharya1228
    @triparnabhattacharya1228 2 года назад

    Excellent explanation. Smooth and lucid.

  • @nevyrr
    @nevyrr 12 дней назад

    Thank you so much this video was so easy to understand and will help in my exam tommorow

  • @zara4780
    @zara4780 4 года назад +1

    Best Explanation Ever!
    Keep it up👍👍

  • @exploringuniverse3627
    @exploringuniverse3627 4 года назад

    I love your all videos ... And the way u explain super cool... And motivation too... Thank you

  • @riddhi2575
    @riddhi2575 3 года назад +3

    Tomorrow is my exam, this is very helpful for me🙂🙂

  • @bhardwajramansingh7331
    @bhardwajramansingh7331 2 года назад +1

    Ma'am, I find your videos very helpful. I req. You to make the explanation videos of An Angel in Disguise and All summer in a day as well, whenever you get time

    • @learnbright69
      @learnbright69 2 года назад

      Ma'am is no longer there my son 😭

  • @aniketsharma4146
    @aniketsharma4146 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for giving this much knowledge

  • @raniahamzaoui8601
    @raniahamzaoui8601 3 года назад

    Thank you so much it's my subject dissertation ,this is so helpful ,im going to graduate this year❤️❤️❤️wish you all thé best

  • @LAVSINGH24240
    @LAVSINGH24240 3 года назад +2

    That's an beautiful explanation
    I really understood this poem
    Thank you 😊

  • @sahilgawli7034
    @sahilgawli7034 4 года назад +1

    Ma'am you explained quite good..your words were strong and meaningful...This also helped me in lockdown.Thank you ma'am.

  • @lixcrnage6788
    @lixcrnage6788 Год назад +1

    All the best for tmrw guys

  • @immortal808
    @immortal808 2 года назад

    this helped a lot thanks for giving side note

  • @diptikhanna
    @diptikhanna 3 года назад +2

    Magnificent

  • @missskywalker9574
    @missskywalker9574 3 года назад +1

    Nice teaching. Can you also tell me if the caged Bird is longing for freedom only or for other things like privileges and opportunities.???

  • @balasubramaniana6235
    @balasubramaniana6235 4 года назад +3

    Thank you mam, this is very useful in this quarantine

  • @jayankruthbadiger6346
    @jayankruthbadiger6346 4 года назад

    NICE TEACHING.GOD BLESS YOU MAM,FOR DOING THIS GREAT WORK OF TEACHING

  • @manashimahapatra2683
    @manashimahapatra2683 Год назад +2

    Wish me luck y'll

  • @DineshSahu-ll7go
    @DineshSahu-ll7go 4 года назад +1

    Thank you mam . I am a student of class 10 . u helped me a lot

  • @muralidharanmlmurali5165
    @muralidharanmlmurali5165 2 года назад +1

    Thanks mam for this beautiful ❤️ explanation 💖 very helpful for my term exam🤗

  • @englishmadeeasywithvikaspu9053
    @englishmadeeasywithvikaspu9053 2 года назад

    Very Good Explanation Luna Mam...Keep up the good work!

  • @navinojha571
    @navinojha571 2 года назад

    I was hoping for a longer vdio
    This one was also good and helped me a lot thank you maam

  • @tdgaming1013
    @tdgaming1013 3 года назад +1

    Ma'am brilliant explanation. Thank u

  • @msims3926
    @msims3926 4 года назад +2

    Beautiful, thank you for sharing.

  • @busybat5287
    @busybat5287 3 месяца назад

    At least He still and continue to sing.....
    If he stop sing it's the End....Keep singing
    Keep fighting
    One Day free
    Free at Last
    Watch God

  • @adreejadey5300
    @adreejadey5300 Год назад

    tremendously helpful when u watch a night before exam

  • @vaibhavsingh4669
    @vaibhavsingh4669 3 года назад +1

    Thank you ma'am your video helps a lot.. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @raushanashraf9679
    @raushanashraf9679 4 года назад +1

    V nice explanation..thanks ma'am

  • @FlakeyWW
    @FlakeyWW 2 года назад +1

    You explain so good,thank you 🦋

  • @adheenabiju7412
    @adheenabiju7412 4 года назад +2

    Kollam poli sanam💥

  • @Unboxerop
    @Unboxerop 3 года назад

    Ma'am please.make videos on Anita Arathon'spublisher

  • @kanav876
    @kanav876 3 года назад

    Excellent explanation It helped me a lot for my exam

  • @sm-uw1ds
    @sm-uw1ds 11 месяцев назад +3

    Tommorow exam attendance

    • @AI_APOCALYPSE_ARENA_0
      @AI_APOCALYPSE_ARENA_0 11 месяцев назад +1

      Hey good morning 🌞 I manifest to universe that today we will score above 95+ in our English literature paper😊 Amen!

    • @sm-uw1ds
      @sm-uw1ds 11 месяцев назад

      Same to you bro

    • @sm-uw1ds
      @sm-uw1ds 11 месяцев назад

      Bro please talk to me after the exam that how does you exam went

    • @AI_APOCALYPSE_ARENA_0
      @AI_APOCALYPSE_ARENA_0 11 месяцев назад

      @@sm-uw1ds bhut acha paper gya mera aur apka??

  • @PoonamSharma-kk1mq
    @PoonamSharma-kk1mq 5 лет назад +2

    Awesome ! Thank you so much.

  • @joyontoghosh331
    @joyontoghosh331 3 года назад

    Very very nicely explained mam...... thanks a lot 🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @likithgowda4849
    @likithgowda4849 3 года назад +1

    Wonderful video mam

  • @kaushalqms1786
    @kaushalqms1786 2 года назад

    One question
    What do you mean by Orange sun rays
    Please give Time for my question
    I will really thank you if you give time and answer my question as soon as possible
    Your explanation is very much good and You pray to God that I will get 20/20 on this chapter

    • @Nini27062
      @Nini27062 2 года назад +1

      There is no significant meaning of orange sun rays as an individual words
      But orange is used to describe feelings of enthusiasm and motivation so you can correlate it with the poem by saying, the bird is enthusiastic and motivated as in the whites are happy and enthusiastic about all the opportunities they've been getting
      You can elaborate it a bit more if you want

  • @gurleenkaurarora1346
    @gurleenkaurarora1346 3 года назад +1

    Nice one.... Mam

  • @BalaMurugan-fw7il
    @BalaMurugan-fw7il 3 года назад +1

    thank u so much mam . it helped me for sem 1 exam

  • @satyajeetsaharan1448
    @satyajeetsaharan1448 4 года назад

    Superb Explanation ma’am thank u 🙏

  • @nandhinivenkatesan6174
    @nandhinivenkatesan6174 5 лет назад +1

    Such a nice explanation ma'am. Will you explain pride and prejudice by Jane Austen

    • @lunabanerjee584
      @lunabanerjee584  5 лет назад +3

      Nandhini V , Thank you. At present I am focusing on ICSE and ISC texts only. At which class level do you have Pride and Prejudice ?

  • @ajmatali9280
    @ajmatali9280 3 года назад +1

    Great Explanation 🙂

  • @punyashlokesinghsisodia1540
    @punyashlokesinghsisodia1540 4 года назад +1

    Thank you ma'am..... Very good to 😊

  • @manujamanuja7053
    @manujamanuja7053 2 года назад

    Thank you so much ma'am I will not understanding the poem in class but your teaching is good I liked it thank you 💞

  • @mbhafy430
    @mbhafy430 3 года назад

    Thank you so much
    Understood very clearly

  • @MahenjuWeb
    @MahenjuWeb 5 лет назад +3

    Thanks A Lot Ma'am

  • @maheswariponnusamy1857
    @maheswariponnusamy1857 3 года назад

    Explained excellently

  • @theunknown7637
    @theunknown7637 4 года назад +2

    Mam please upload more video in this lockdown studies are worse.affwcted please make new video also🙏🙏

  • @simarmakker3611
    @simarmakker3611 Год назад

    Thank you so much for this!

  • @neelamgurung8167
    @neelamgurung8167 Год назад

    Very nicely explained. 👌🏻❤️