What two details support the idea that a bird's wing can be used as a defense weapon? A The bird has a shoulder, elbow and wrist, like us."

B One would not think that the feathers could have so much power; but when the wing is extended, the quills of the feathers are hooked with small hooks ..."

C A large bird can give a severe blow with its wing, and when pigeons fight, they are said to hold one wing to protect themselves while hitting the enemy with the other. "

D Woodcocks whistle with their wings as they fly, and mourning doves whisper softly."

E Ruffed grouse produce a drum roll effect with theirs, and others make theirs sound like castanets."

The harlem renaissance dawned in an era of pervasive racism and segregation. although legally "free," many african americans were still bound by ideas that had their roots in the slavery of earlier centuries. identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the harlem renaissance. furthermore, the values of identity and freedom are not unique to particular times and places. as hughes expresses in "dream variations," all humans want to be able to develop their identities in freedom. what role does freedom play in the poems you read in this unit? what is required of a society to enable each individual to be true to his or her identity and be free to live by that identity? write about at least three of the poems, describing how the poet uses imagery to depict freedom and identity, the lack of it, or the desire for it.