Question

Read "Hope is the thing with feathers" 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.
Which is true about this poem? Select 3 options.
This poem contains an extended metaphor.
This poem is a tribute to a small bird.
This poem directly compares unlike things.
This poem compares a feeling to an animal.
This poem uses similes to compare objects.

Answer 1

This poem contains an extended metaphor.

This poem is a tribute to a small bird.

This poem compares a feeling to an animal.

Step-by-step explanation:

The poem is an extended metaphor. The whole poem is about hope being a "thing with feathers".

The poem pays tribute to this small bird. It even says: "little bird" and how it never "asked a crumb of me." Meaning how is it that this bird never asks anything in return.

The poem compares a feeling to an animal. Feeling: hope. Animal: bird.