1. read the passage from “the caged bird.” 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 2. read the passage from “i know why the caged bird sings.” on that first day, i ran down the hill and into the road (few cars ever came along it) and had the good sense to stop running before i reached the store. store. which phrases representing the idea of freedom connect the poem to the autobiography? a “leaps on the back of the wind” connects to “ran down the hill.” b “and floats downstream” connects to “and into the road.” c “dips his wing in the orange sun” connects to “the good sense.” d “and dares to claim the sky” connects to “to stop running.”