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In my father’s garden there are two cages. In one is a lion, which my father’s slaves brought from the desert of Ninavah; in the other is a songless sparrow. 

Every day at dawn the sparrow calls to the lion, “Good morrow to thee, brother prisoner.”

 

Figurative Language

 

Personification:

  • "a songless sparrow"

 

Metaphor:

  • "Everyday at dawn the sparrow calls to the lion"

  • "Good morrow to thee, brother prisioner."

 

 

Software Findings Reoccurring Words

  • Sparrow, Fathers, Lion

  • With these findings  we can conclude that the piece may be about a prisioner, which the author relates to a sparrow.

 

Interpretation

My interpretation of "The Two Cages" involves two different kinds of beings that are in the same situation. The Lion and the Sparrow are entirely different creatures, however in prison it does not matter what you look like or who you are. Imprisonment has tamed the lion and brought him down to an equal status. The cage is a symbol of oppression, keeps the strong and brave at the same base level as the weak. The main idea is to stay humble, regardless of who you are and how strong you are, because in the end we will all end up in the same place. 

THE TWO CAGES

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