“Hope” is the thing with feathers - (254)

Read these lines from the poem.

Hope is important and helpful in times of pain, sorrow, or difficulty.

Which lines from the poem best supports this statement?

• Lines 1-2

• Lines 3-4

• Lines 5-8

• Lines 11-12

Read these lines from the poem

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.

These lines from the poem suggest that the poet feels that -

• Hope can be far away and hard to find.

• Hope never asks for anything in return and is always there.

• Hope tense and intolerant with nothing to give.

• Not everyone has hope.

The poet uses lines 1 through 4 to establish that -

• Hope is an impossibility

• Hope is steadfast

• Hope is irresolute

• Hope is tedious

The author uses figurative language in lines 5 and 6 in order to —

• Explain inclimate weather

• Show serene times

• Illustrate hard of painful times

• Convey the purpose of writing the poem

In line 3, the poet says that hope "sings the tune without the words" to -

• emphasize that hope does not need to be put into words to be felt

• suggest that people are usually unable recognize the feeling of hope

• point out that it is very difficult for people to express whether they feel hopeful or not

• indicate that people who are always hopeful are also often forgetful