I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36

Themes

All Themes Race, Inequality, and Identity Sex, Gender and Sexuality Language Religion Family Home and Displacement

Characters

All Characters Maya Angelou Bailey Johnson Momma (Annie Henderson) Mother (Vivien Baxter) Mr. Freeman Dr. Lincoln Tommy Valdon

Symbols

All Symbols Momma’s Store The Train

Literary Devices

All Literary Devices Allusions Dramatic Irony Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Verbal Irony

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Introduction Intro

Plot Summary Plot

Summary & Analysis

All Themes
Race, Inequality, and Identity
Sex, Gender and Sexuality
Language
Religion
Family
Home and Displacement

All Characters
Maya Angelou
Bailey Johnson
Momma (Annie Henderson)
Mother (Vivien Baxter)
Mr. Freeman
Dr. Lincoln
Tommy Valdon

All Symbols
Momma’s Store
The Train

All Literary Devices
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Genre
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Verbal Irony

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