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WorksheetsLiterary Analysis - Three Poems
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 13mins
Hope is being compared to
A person's soul
Feathers
A bird
A gale
"Hope is the thing with feathers" is an example of
personification
simile
metaphor
alliteration
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
The poet uses the words "gale" and "storm" as metaphors. What might these words represent?
times of bad weather
pleasant times
times of success and growth
hard or painful times
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
What best describes the tone of the poem?
Fearful
Hopeful
Sad
Anxious
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
The theme of this poem is most likely
Hope can help us get through the tough times life throws our way
Hope is something that can leave us when we need it most
Listening to music can help us get through storms
Birds provide hope to many people
The word "perches" means __________________________.
to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down
sit somewhere, especially on something high or narrow
to move or jerk suddenly, as from surprise or shock
to produce melodious sounds
Read these lines from the poem
And sore must be the storm that could abash the little bird that kept so many warm.
I've heard it in the chillest land, and on the strangest sea; yet, never, in extremity, It asked a crumb of me.
What does "it" refer to in the last line?
The little bird
The chillest land
The storm
The strangest sea
Hope is being compared to
A person's soul
Feathers
A bird
A gale
The word "diverged" means went in different directions." What is a line in the poem that provides a clue to the meaning of "diverged"?
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Had worn them really about the same
In the first stanza, the word diverged means ---
increased
parted
came together
straightened
What is an allusion?
A reference to something or someone well-known (Eden, Mother Nature, Father Time, etc.)
A magic trick.
Words that create a picture.
Deep sadness.
What does "symbolism" mean?
The meaning or moral of the story.
Color or shade.
Gold
Attaching meaning to objects.
What does "hue" mean?"
Words that create a picture.
A color or shade.
Deep sadness.
Attaching meaning to objects.
What does the word "subside" mean?
Color or shade.
Deep Sadness.
Become less; lower
Paradise
