Caged Bird

Caged Bird Glossary

downstream

in the direction something flows

claim

take ownership of

seldom

not often

enjambed

a line of verse that ends partway through a clause or sentence and continues in the following line

stanza

a group of lines in a poem

wing clipping

the act of trimming a bird's primary wings so the bird is incapable of flight

stalk

stride angrily

trill

produce a warbling sound; a rapid, vibratory sound

long

to have a strong wish or desire for something

current

a volume of water or air moving in a definite direction