Answer: The free bird names the sky his own because he can leap and float freely in the sky. He has no restrictions. He can do whatever he wants to.
Q. What is the main message of I too sing America?
The main theme of Langston Hughes’s “I, Too” is racism. More specifically, the poem deals with the lines that are drawn between Black and white people in the United States, which seem to disregard the fact that Black Americans “sing America” too.
Table of Contents
- Q. What is the main message of I too sing America?
- Q. What does Hughes mean when he says I too sing America?
- Q. How does the Speaker of I too view the future?
- Q. What song is the caged bird singing and why?
- Q. Why is the caged bird’s singing heard on a distant hill?
- Q. Why does Free Bird think of another breeze?
- Q. Who is referred to as a free bird in the poem?
- Q. What do the words fat worms signify?
Q. What does Hughes mean when he says I too sing America?
“I, Too” is about the segregation of African Americans, whites and how soon segregation will come to an end. The first line of “I, Too” uses the word “I” right away. The line states “I, too, sing America”. It means not only whites are Americans, but African Americans are citizens and should be treated equally.
Q. How does the Speaker of I too view the future?
Table. In “I, too,” the table symbolizes respect, equality, and opportunity. In lines 8-9, the speaker makes a prediction about the future. When the speaker comes to the table “tomorrow,” he will no longer be a second class citizen, but finally recognized as the full member of American society that he is.
Q. What song is the caged bird singing and why?
Why is the caged bird’s song heard from a distant hill as stated in the poem “I Know why the caged bird sings” by Maya Angelou? The caged bird’s song is heard from the distant hills because it sings of freedom, it sings of hope and wants to inspire others.
Q. Why is the caged bird’s singing heard on a distant hill?
The caged bird’s song is heard from the distant hills because it sings of freedom, it sings of hope and wants to inspire others. As they have a strong affinity for freedom he sings himself loudly with a shrill voice which is strong enough to represent their sorrows and hopelessness even on distant hill.
Q. Why does Free Bird think of another breeze?
Why does the free bird thinks of another breeze? “Another breeze” implies that the free birds thinks for a flight in a different air current. The poet writes that a “free bird thinks of another breeze”, so that is he can enjoy the sighing trees and be free to find his own food.
Q. Who is referred to as a free bird in the poem?
The White Americans are referred as free bird in the poem. They are called so as they have right, power and justice to achieve every freedom successfully as compared to the Black Africans. They claim the biggest right and freedom also to themselves so except them nobody can attain that.
Q. What do the words fat worms signify?
‘Fat worms’ signifies all the opportunities that a free bird has. It can find its food at every door represented by ‘dawn bright lawn’ which is an intensive imagery showing all the endless possibilities of a free bird.
