I know why the caged bird sings by Maya Angelou

A free bird leaps on the back
Of the wind and floats downstream
Till the current ends and dips his wing
In the orange suns rays
And dares to claim the sky.

But a BIRD that stalks down his narrow cage
Can seldom see through his bars of rage
His wings are clipped and his feet are tied
So he opens his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings with a fearful trill
Of things unknown but longed for still
And his tune is heard on the distant hill for
The caged bird sings of freedom.

The free bird thinks of another breeze
And the trade winds soft through
The sighing trees
And the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright
Lawn and he names the sky his own.

But a caged BIRD stands on the grave of dreams
His shadow shouts on a nightmare scream
His wings are clipped and his feet are tied
So he opens his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings with
A fearful trill of things unknown
But longed for still and his
Tune is heard on the distant hill
For the caged bird sings of freedom.

There are alot of different figurative language in this poem,metaphors such as 'a free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream'which describes the way the bird flies gracefully in the sky.'dares to blaim the sky' shows how the birds is like the owner of the sky.'can seldom see through the bars of rage'shows us how much he hates the cage in which he lives in.'stand on the grave of dreams'describes how the bird's right for freedom is taken away from him and how it feels depressed.
I like this poem because it kind of describes how we students feel sometimes about our school work, and reading this makes me feel that while we have alot of homework to do, assignments to complete, things to learn, etc, we still have the freedom to play computergames at home, to go out on weekends with our friends, have holidays, go overseas with our family and so on. It makes me want to treasure what I have, for the bird who longs for freedom but is trapped in the cage, has none of those things that we have and can enjoy.