Hope is a Thing with Feathers

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1 point

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

the chillest land

the strangest sea

the little bird

the storm

1 point

According to the poet, does hope ask anything of us?

yes

1 point

What does the poet describe as the thing with feathers?

song

life

soul

hope

1 point

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

1 point

What is the theme of this poem?

hope can survive through even the toughest times

people need to work hard in order to maintain hope at all times

without hope, people would be much more sensible and realistic

hope is able to keep people warm even in the coldest, stormiest lands

1 point

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

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

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

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

1 point

Read these lines from the poem:

And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.

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

to praise

to support

to silence

to confuse

1 point

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

hard or painful times

pleasant times

times of success and growth

times of bad weather

1 point

According to the poet, where does hope live?

no where

a storm

the sea

the soul

10.

1 point

Emily Dickinson uses a _____________ to compare hope to little bird.

metaphor

alliteration

repetition

simile

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