Stanley Review Version 2

In Emily Dickinson's poem "'Hope' is the thing with feathers," hope is an example of...

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Extended Metaphor

• None of the above

Answer explanation

The difference between a metaphor and an extended metaphor is that an extended metaphor carries throughout the entire poem.

In Dickinson's poem "'Hope' is the thing with feathers," what is hope being compared to?

• Feathers

• Silence

• Eternity

• A bird

How many stanzas are in Dickinson's poem?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• None of the above

Answer explanation

Stanzas in poems are like paragraphs in books.

How many lines are in Dickinson's poem?

• 4

• 3

• 12

• None of the above

Which of the following could be a theme of Dickinson's poem?

• Hate is something we need to let go of.

• Birds will fly away if you don't cage them.

• Birds fly through storms.

• None of the above.

Answer explanation

The poem discusses how hope is something that sits in everyone's heart.

What is used as a metaphor for hope in the poem?

• Bird

• Chilly Land

• Storms

• None of the above.

What is the theme of this poem?

• Life is kind like snow and sun.

• Shattered dreams can be weigh a person down.

• People are mean to laugh at you.

• None of the above.

Answer explanation

Theme is the message the poem is trying to send to you.

How many lines does Langston Hughes' poem have?

• 3

• 9

• 12

• None of the above.

If we take into consideration that Hughes lived during the time of slavery, why would he use snow and sun in the poem?

• The slaves were made to work in harsh conditions like cold and hot.

• The slaves loved to work during the times of snow and sun.

• The slaves were free to decide if they worked during the snow and sun.

• None of the above.

Who is they referring to in the lines "...they done tried to make me stop laughin', stop lovin', stop livin'?"

• Slaves

• Whites

• Blacks

• None of the above.