English

Jared Owens

5 February, 05:08

1 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 opens,

And the faint perfume from its chalice steals--

I know what the caged bird feels!

What two things are compared in a simile in the first stanza of this poem?

A) a bird and the sun

B) a bird and a river

C) perfume and springing grass

D) the river and a stream of glas