Hope Is the Thing with Feathers

Hope is being compared to

• A person's soul

• Feathers

• A bird

• A gale

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

Hope is the thing with feathers is an example of

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

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 to express whether they feel hopeful or not

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the main theme of "Hope is the thing with feathers"?

• The power of nature

• The strength found in silence

• The enduring quality of hope

• The complexity of human emotions

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CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the significance of the bird asking for "nothing" in return?

• It highlights the selflessness of hope

• It suggests hope is not valuable

• It implies hope is weak

• It indicates hope is demanding

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

What does the consistency of the bird's song, even in the harshest conditions, suggest about hope?

• It is a fleeting emotion

• It is a powerful force that persists despite adversity

• It is only heard by a select few

• It is an illusion that fades when tested

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

What does the consistency of the bird's song, even in the harshest conditions, suggest about hope?

• It is a fleeting emotion

• It is a powerful force that persists despite adversity

• It is only heard by a select few

• It is an illusion that fades when tested

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does the poem suggest one should respond to difficult times?

• By seeking external help

• By giving up hope

• By relying on the enduring nature of hope

• By becoming self-reliant and stoic

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What does the storm symbolize in the poem?

• Destruction

• Change

• Hardship and adversity

• Renewal

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

According to the last line of the poem hope _________.

• Is selfish and does not give

• Needs crumbs to survive

• Gives and asks for nothing in return

• Is a bird that eats crumbs when it is hungry

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4