Question

Read this excerpt from “Hope Is the Thing with Feathers” by Emily Dickinson. Which two words from this excerpt show how Dickinson presented most of the nouns in her poems?

“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—


a.soul
b.gale
c.storm
d.bird

Answer 1

Gale and bird

Step-by-step explanation:

She would capitalize common nouns

Answer 2

The answers are C and D: storm and bird.

Emily Dickinson talked a lot about nature. In this excerpt from "Hope is the Thing with Feathers" the nouns storm and bird are presented.

Bird (represents Hope that never stops, is sweetest in the Gale, and keep so many warm): "'Hope' is the thing with feathers"; "that perches in the soul"; "sings the tune without words"

Storm (an agitated soul ): "And sore must be the storm --that could abash the little Bird.