Question

identify the connotative meaning of each word based on the context of the poem. 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

Explanation:

• Sky: In the context of the poem, the free bird claims the sky. The sky is a vast expanse, so its connotative meaning is “limitless” as it represents freedom and boundless opportunities.
• Narrow: The caged bird has a “narrow cage”. A cage that is narrow implies restriction and lack of space, so its connotative meaning is “small” in the sense of being constricted.
• Dreams: Although not fully visible in the dropdowns, in the context of the free bird (representing freedom) and the caged bird (representing restriction), dreams for the free bird would be something not restricted. But if we assume from the given dropdowns (since “limitless” is for sky), and considering the caged bird's situation, if we think of the free - bird's dreams as unconfined. But if we go by the structure of the problem (maybe a standard answer), and the fact that the free bird's domain (sky) is limitless, and the caged bird's cage is narrow (small), dreams (for the free bird) would be limitless.
• Shadow: In the context of the caged bird, a shadow can imply something that is dark and lonely. The caged bird is isolated, so “lonely” is the connotative meaning.

Answer:

• The connotative meaning of sky is “limitless”.
• The connotative meaning of narrow is “small”.
• The connotative meaning of dreams is “limitless” (assuming based on the free - bird's context).
• The connotative meaning of shadow is “lonely”.