In Sympathy by Paul Lawrence Dunbar, the poet uses figurative languages, logic, controlling figures and connotation to convey the reader to the theme. The main theme of the poem is freedom. The extended metaphor of a bird was used to express the idea that he, too, feels trapped. The bird signifies himself and the cage represents the bubble he is in from the world.
The poet use of logic is what makes the reader understand the figurative languages throughout the story. If the figure was a mouse instead…
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