Hope Is the Thing with Feathers

Select the lines which are included in the poem

• Hope is the thing with feathers

• The sun shines brightly in the sky

• That could abash the little bird

• The flowers bloomed in the garden

What is the underlying message of the poem?

• The importance of hope

• The inevitability of change

• The power of perseverance

• The beauty of nature

Complete the verse

"I've heard it in the chilliest land

And on the strangest sea

Yet, never in _____

it asked a crumb of me

(Word needs to start with a capital letter)

What does the sentence below mean?"And sings the tune without the wordsAnd never stop at all"

• The sentence is about a person who is unable to stop singing

• The sentence is referring to a car that keeps making noise without stopping

• The sentence means that hope is such a powerful that even without using words, it can impact people's mindset

• The sentence is describing a bird that never stops singing

Which literary device is used in the line 'And never stop at all'?

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

What is the mood of the poem?

• Melancholic

• Joyful

• Serene

• Tense

In "Hope is the thing with feathers," Emily Dickinson compares hope to

• a star

• a wave

• a bird

• a dream

Tone is the attitude toward the characters or the subject matter of a literary work.

Which of the following best describes the speaker’s tone in “‘Hope is the thing with feathers -"

• despairing

• condescending

• critical

• optimistic

In ‘“Hope is the thing with feathers—,” Emily Dickinson implies that hope

• comes to people whether they seek it or not.

• remains ever elusive and nearly impossible to achieve.

• irritates people with its cheerfulness.

• is easily discouraged from entering people’s lives.

Which of the following sentences is the best paraphrase of the line “‘Hope is the thing with feathers--”?

• A bird represents hope.

• Hope is a bird.

• Hope wears feathers.

• Hope can seem small and unassuming, like a bird.