Hope Is the Thing with Feathers

Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to question 6: What does the storm most likely represent?

• "Hope" is the Thing with Feathers (Line 1)

• "sings the tune without the words" (Line 3)

• "abash the little Bird" (Line 7)

• "the strangest Sea" (Line 10)

Answer explanation

Seas are vast and hard to cross, especially during a storm.

The figurative language in lines 6-7 shows--

• how strong the storm must be in order to disturb the bird.

• that if the bird flies into a storm, the storm will be sore.

• that the bird becomes angry when it encounters a storm.

• a storm must destroy any bird it comes into contact with.

Answer explanation

Gale=strong winds

What does the storm most likely represent?

• Hardship

• Death

• Sadness

• Danger

Answer explanation

Gale=Strong winds (Storm). The bird flies through and survives. However, it was a struggle (hardship)

what is the central theme of the poem

• Anger will never help us just like a bird

• Hope, like a bird, stays with us, bringing comfort and strength, even in difficult times.

• Hope won’t help us in tough times

• Sadness never helps it makes things worse

What are the birds metaphor for

• Hope

• Anger

• Happiness

• Sadness

• Why do you think Dickinson chose a bird to represent hope?

How does the poem describe hope?

• As something that always makes you disappointed

• As something that you find in your lungs

• As something that can make you angry

• As something that perches in the soul

What does the poem say about the size of hope

• Large and powerful

• Small but powerful

• Large but weak

• Small and weak

What does Dickinson describe as the thing with feathers?

• life

• hope

• love

What is the theme of this poem?

• Hope flies away and leaves us alone

• Birds are everywhere, you can't escape them

• Hope sings, waits patiently and never asks for anything