Question

i know why the caged bird beats his wing till its blood is red on the cruel bars; for he must fly back to his perch and cling when he fain² would be on the bough a - swing; and a pain still throbs in the old, old scars and they pulse again with a keener sting— i know why he beats his wing! i know why the caged bird sings, ah me, when his wing is bruised and his bosom sore, when he beats his bars and he would be free; it is not a carol of joy or glee, but a prayer that he sends from his heart’s deep on being brought from africa to america by phillis wheatley click here to read on being brought from africa to america. sympathy by paul laurence dunbar click here to read sympathy. which statement best expresses the primary theme of “sympathy”? independence is seldom worth sacrificing safety for. imprisonment makes a person more likely to give up. never allow oppression to suppress the fight for freedom. avoid fighting against forces too powerful to conquer.

Explanation:

The poem "Sympathy" uses the metaphor of a caged bird to represent the struggle for freedom in the face of oppression. The bird's beating of its wings and singing despite being caged symbolize the indomitable spirit in the fight against oppression.

Answer:

Never allow oppression to suppress the fight for freedom.