Hope is the thing with feathers

Reread stanza 1 and consider the meaning of "perches". What can you infer about hope based on the action in these two lines?

• Hope waits patiently until it is needed.

• Hope is random and anxious to be used.

• Hope is comfortable and would rather not be needed.

• Hope wishes to be used only in hard times.

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. The poet says that hope "sings the tune without the words." Why might the poet have written that the tune has no words?

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

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

• to suggest that people are usually unable to understand the feeling of hope

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

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The poet uses the words "gale" and "storm" as metaphors. What might these words represent?

• hard or painful times

• pleasant times

• times of bad weather

• times of success and growth

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Hope is important and helpful in times of pain, sorrow, or difficulty. Which lines from the poem best supports this statement?

• Lines 5-8

• Lines 11-12

• Lines 1-2

• Lines 3-4

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What is the primary metaphor that Dickinson uses in the poem 'Hope is the thing with feathers'?

• hope is a crumb

• hope is a feather

• hope is a bird

• hope is a singer

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What is a synonym for 'gale' as it is used in line 5?

• morning

• church

• strong wind

• springtime

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What does "it" refer to in the last line?

• the little bird

• the storm

• the chillest land

• the strangest sea

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Read these lines from the poem:

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And sore must be the storm

That could abash the little bird

That kept so many warm.

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What does the word "abash" most nearly mean, based on these lines?

• to confuse

• to support

• to praise

• to silence

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What is the theme of the poem 'Hope is the thing with feathers' by Emily Dickinson

• Hard work can give you hope at all times.

• Hope is able to keep people warm even in the coldest, stormies lands.

• Hope can survive through even the toughest times.

• The beauty of birds gives us hope.

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What does the metaphor of the bird suggest about the nature of hope?

• Hope is delicate and easily lost.

• Hope is enduring and resilient.

• Hope requires constant care and attention.

• Hope is wild and cannot be tamed.

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