Question

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.

–“Hope is the thing with feathers,”
Emily Dickinson

Review the final stanza of the poem. Then, complete the statements.

Dickinson extends the metaphor in the last stanza by comparing hope to
.

This comparison shows that hope
.

Based on the extended metaphor, the reader can infer that Dickinson

Answer 1

compares hope to a bird.

This comparison shows that hope is resilient and enduring, able to survive in even the harshest conditions.

Based on the extended metaphor, the reader can infer that Dickinson believes hope is a powerful force that can sustain people through difficult times without needing anything in return.