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
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All Themes Race, Inequality, and Identity Sex, Gender and Sexuality Language Religion Family Home and Displacement
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All Characters Maya Angelou Bailey Johnson Momma (Annie Henderson) Mother (Vivien Baxter) Mr. Freeman Dr. Lincoln Tommy Valdon
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All Symbols Momma’s Store The Train
Literary Devices
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

by Maya Angelou
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • 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 Theme Icon
    Race, Inequality, and Identity
  • Sex, Gender and Sexuality Theme Icon
    Sex, Gender and Sexuality
  • Language Theme Icon
    Language
  • Religion Theme Icon
    Religion
  • Family Theme Icon
    Family
  • Home and Displacement Theme Icon
    Home and Displacement
Quotes
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 Symbol Icon
    Momma’s Store
  • The Train Symbol Icon
    The Train
Lit 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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