“Hope” is the thing with feathers— - Miami Coral Park Senior High ...

[Pages:1]"Hope" is the thing with feathers--

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-- c

5 And sweetest--in the Gale--is heard-- And sore1 must be the storm-- That could abash2 the little Bird That kept so many warm--

c DICKINSON'S STYLE

What metaphor does Dickinson present in the first stanza? Explain your answer.

I've heard it in the chillest land-- 10 And on the strangest Sea--

Yet, never, in Extremity,3 It asked a crumb--of Me. d

d READING POETRY

Reread lines 11?12 aloud. What is the effect of Dickinson's unusual punctuation and capitalization in these lines?

1. sore: severe 2. abash: cause to be upset or embarrassed. 3. Extremity: greatest need or danger.

a narrow fellow in the grass / "hope" is the thing with feathers 793

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