Extended Metaphor In Emily Dickinson's Hope

Hope prevails, especially after hardship. Emily Dickinson writes of hope in “Hope” is the thing with feathers. This poem is an extended metaphor describing hope as a bird.
Dickinson introduced the metaphor of hope as a bird in the first two lines. She writes, ““Hope” is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul -” She created the metaphor of hope as a bird, for they live long lives and are persistent out of nature. Dickinson gives hope a physical form. She continues this metaphor with, “and sings the tune without the words - and never stops - at all.” She describes the feeling off hope’s presence and how it can be never ending. It is singing in her soul no matter the hardships she might face. She personifies the hardship by saying,
”sore must be the storm - that could abash the little bird.” The storm of hardship would have to be terrible for it to completely destroy the bird of hope. Dickinson switches her frame of mind as she moves to the next section of her poem. She continues with the extended metaphor of the bird. “Yet - never-in extremity, it asked a crumb - of me.” The bird never wished for anything in return, just as long as it was being looked for it would be there.