Read the stanza. Then, complete the statements.

Question

Read the stanza. Then, complete the statements.

The free bird thinks of another breeze
and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees
and the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright lawn
and he names the sky his own.

–“Caged Bird,”
Maya Angelou

The literal meaning of “he names the sky his own” is “

Answer 1

he claims ownership of the sky."

Answer 2

he claims ownership or possession of the sky."

Answer 3

that the free bird claims ownership of the sky. This line suggests that the speaker, representing the free bird, feels a sense of autonomy and freedom in the sky.