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.
When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes,
I all alone beweep my outcast state,
And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries,
And look upon myself and curse my fate. in both poems, the connotation of the underlined language implies

Despair.

Explanation:

The two excerpts of poetry are from Maya Angelou's "The Caged Bird" and "Sonnet 29" by William Shakespeare. And both poems talk of suffering and freedom.

The use of the phrase "grave of dreams" shows the metaphorical bird's restricted life and desire to be free. Likewise., Shakespeare's poem also mentions the speaker's "outcast state" while "troub[ling] deaf heaven with [his] bootless cries." Both the poems talk of the despair and sadness of the speaker(s).

answer

answer: a: they can affect the author’s perspective and in turn the theme and purpose for the writing.

the author's background and time period greatly affect the text that the author produces. this is because we are all a reflection of our time period and background. depending on where and when we were born, we will find some questions more important than others. for example, if we are a wealthy person born in medieval times, we will most likely be interested in courtly love and stories of knights and honour. however, if we are born in the 20th century in africa, we might instead focus on colonialism and its effects on the newly liberated countries. the theme and the purpose of writing are both affected by these conditions.

explanation:

i think the answer is c. there are many strengths

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