Read the three excerpts below and answer the three parts.

Excerpt A: "The caged bird sang at dawn, its wings trembling against iron bars."
Excerpt B: "A withering rose lay on the marble floor, its petals brown and curled."
Excerpt C: "The broken mirror reflected a thousand fragmented faces."

(a) State what each symbol (the caged bird, the withering rose, the broken mirror) **represents** in its poem.
(b) Which **two** symbols share a common underlying theme? Name the theme.
(c) In the new line "The shattered glass reflected hope", which symbol is being invoked and what does it signify?

Give your answer as: "Symbol A - meaning, Symbol B - meaning, Symbol C - meaning; Theme; New symbol - meaning".

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Read the three excerpts below and answer the three parts.

Excerpt A: "The caged bird sang at dawn, its wings trembling against iron bars."
Excerpt B: "A withering rose lay on the marble floor, its petals brown and curled."
Excerpt C: "The broken mirror reflected a thousand fragmented faces."

(a) State what each symbol (the caged bird, the withering rose, the broken mirror) **represents** in its poem.
(b) Which **two** symbols share a common underlying theme? Name the theme.
(c) In the new line "The shattered glass reflected hope", which symbol is being invoked and what does it signify?

Give your answer as: "Symbol A - meaning, Symbol B - meaning, Symbol C - meaning; Theme; New symbol - meaning".

Accepted Answer

caged bird - freedom, withering rose - lost love, broken mirror - fractured identity; loss; shattered glass - fractured identity

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