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 Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:20 pm
by Emily Dickinson
"Hope" is the thing with feathers--
That perches in the soul--
And sings the tune without the words--
And never stops--at all--
And sweetest--in the Gale--is heard--
And sore must be the storm--
That could abash the little Bird--
That kept so many warm--
I've heard it in the chillest land--
And on the strangest Sea--
Yet, never, in Extremity,
It asked a crumb--of Me.
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:30 pm
1. What is it about?
Hope
2. Who is “speaking”?
A person who is familiar with feeling hopeless
3. What poetic and sound devices are used?
It rhymes at some point, the punctuation makes the rhythm different
4. Is there a major symbol? Explain
The bird as hope
5. Is there an important metaphor? Explain.
Not really a metaphor, the bird symbolizes hope
6. Identify a striking image or emotion
The bird is little and gentle, but strong.
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