Read full poem →I know why the caged bird beats his wing
Dictionary Entry
To confine in a cage; to put into and keep in a cage.
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Common Phrases
bird cagedbirds cagedanimal caged. cagedlion cagedanimals caged
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Poetry examples for “caged”
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Read full poem →You have escaped. And I would not pursue.
Though we are but caged creatures, I and you--
A male and female tiger in a zoo.
Read full poem →Vickery smiles--and well he may:
The life-caged linnet sings.
Read full poem →I know what the caged bird feels, alas!
When the sun is bright on the upland slopes;
Read full poem →Nor scared his balmy rest: 10
And placed him, caged within the flower,
On spotless Sara's breast.
Read full poem →AN AUGUST MIDNIGHT 389
THE CAGED THRUSH FREED AND HOME 391
AGAIN