A free bird leaps on the back of the wind
and floats downstream
till the current ends
and dips his wing
in the orange sun rays
and dares to claim the sky.

–“Caged Bird,”
Maya Angelou

What is the denotation of the word floats?

What is the connotation of the word floats?

"edna, dear, are you not coming in soon? " he asked again, this time fondly, with a note of entreaty. "no, i am going to stay out here." "this is more than folly," he blurted out. "i can't permit you to stay out there all night. you must come in the house instantly." which best explains how chopin's use of language represents her style?

How does the author create a surprise ending? cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

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