Hope Is The Thing With Feathers Tone
“Hope” is the thing with feathers-
That perches in the soul-
And sings the tune without the words-
And never stops- at all- (1-4)
The poem “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers” by Emily Dickinson creates a metaphor comparing hope to a bird. The first stanza starts off with the word “hope” because Dickinson’s tone was unsure that hope exists. The poem continues with diction choices that imply that hope is a bird by using words such as “feathers” and “perches” (1-2). The next line of the poem says “sings the tune without the words” singing bring comfort to a lot of people, so during hard times that the bird questions hope, it sings to try to find security (3). The last line of the stanza “and never stops at all” talks about how hope always there
That perches in the soul-
And sings the tune without the words-
And never stops- at all- (1-4)
The poem “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers” by Emily Dickinson creates a metaphor comparing hope to a bird. The first stanza starts off with the word “hope” because Dickinson’s tone was unsure that hope exists. The poem continues with diction choices that imply that hope is a bird by using words such as “feathers” and “perches” (1-2). The next line of the poem says “sings the tune without the words” singing bring comfort to a lot of people, so during hard times that the bird questions hope, it sings to try to find security (3). The last line of the stanza “and never stops at all” talks about how hope always there