Hope and Feathers in Poetry

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Emily Dickinson

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author of "Hope is the thing with feathers"

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Year written

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(published posthumously in 1891)

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Central metaphor

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hope is compared to a bird with feathers

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"Perches in the soul"

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hope resides within us

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"Sings the tune without the words"

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hope is constant and wordless

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"Never stops at all"

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hope is persistent and enduring

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"Sweetest in the gale is heard"

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hope is most valuable during hardship

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"Sore must be the storm"

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severe challenges can shake hope

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"That could abash the little bird"

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that threaten hope

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"Kept so many warm"

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provides comfort and reassurance