Read the excerpt from ""The Caged Bird."" 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. What is the figurative meaning of the excerpt?

The correct answer is C) The caged bird has had his hope destroyed.

The other options of the question are A) The bird's cage has been placed so that it overlooks a cemetery. B) The bird's cage is so small that it cramps his wings and feet. D The caged bird is thinking very serious thoughts.

The figurative meaning of the excerpt is "The caged bird has had his hope destroyed."

In 1969, American writer Maya Angelou wrote an autobiographical book called "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." She refers to difficult moments in his life when she had to confront racial issues and other difficulties, developing personal strength through literature and poems. The story starts in her childhood in the state of Arkansas and describes moments until as a young woman had to face adversity.

the sentence that avoid faulty coordination is:

culture, which is well represented in philadelphia, plays a major role including theatre, music, and the visual arts.  

faulty coordination occurs when the writer gives equal importance two different ideas (clauses) which in fact are not equivalent. in order to correct a misplaced clause or idea, the writer can place less important or emphatic ideas in a relative clause as in the previous sentence.