Question

Read the following poem 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.

What is the tone of this poem?


A worried and troubled


B angry and depressed


C forceful and analytical


D positive and sensitive

Answer 1

I would believe that the answer would be A. The beginning sounds warm, but the end it speaks of her never being able to have any hope. 

Answer 2

A. worried and troubled

Step-by-step explanation:

The author leaves a worried and troubled tone in the poem. It's as if hope flirted with her, but she never came with her when she needed it most. That is why she says that hope is always in her soul, but in an extreme moment, she is never able to feel it.