Emily Dickinson
Taylor Bingham. Introduction to Composition 110.
Her Life
Hope is the thing with feathers
“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.
My Analysis
“Hope” is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
Hope is being symbolized as a bird that is always sitting on your soul.
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -
Hope sings a song constantly to only you.
And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
The Gale is a kind bird or hope that will come to you in rough times.
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -
Only a terrible storm could hurt the bird that is your hope. This hope has comforted many people in hard times.
I’ve heard it in the chillest land -
And on the strangest Sea -
Hope will always be there, no matter what the situation.
Yet - never - in Extremity,
It asked a crumb - of me.
Hope will never need anything in collateral, its just always going to be there to comfort you in hard times.
Critics Analysis
What I Learned
Works Cited
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