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Emily Dickinson Hope

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In the poem, “Hope” is the thing with feathers, Emily Dickinson uses birds as a metaphor to represent the hope of the world. Throughout the poem, hope is given many characteristics that a bird would be given to as well. Hope is “perched” in the soul and it sings without any lyrics. Hope sounds the most beautiful during the darkest of times and hope never asks anything in return. Birds as well do these things. They sing without any lyrics and sound the best during hard times and in the end, birds never ask anything in return. The poem,“Hope” is the thing with feathers shows how hope, like a bird, is immortal and lives within each of us. We all have the power to sing the song of hope, even during dark and hard times because this is when hope is the strongest and needed most.
In the first stanza the speaker says, “And sings the tune without the words- And never stops -at all-”(line 3-4). In this stanza, hope is being related to a song. This …show more content…

Everyday birds sing their joyous songs, spreading their happiness as they fly free around the world. Birds are always there, singing their songs during the good and bad times. There is never a moment when a bird is not singing it's joyfulness tunes. Birds are there to help make the world a happier and better place and in the end, they asked nothing in return. Birds don’t sing their songs because they want something in return, they sing their songs because it brings a light to the world. This all relates back to hope. Hope doesn’t ask for anything in return, it's just there to shine a light in our lives. Hope never asks any questions instead, it will stay strong during the rough times. Hope has been around since the beginning of time and it isn’t going anywhere. Instead, it will stay forever in our souls and never ask for anything in return. No questions asked, no favors in return, hope is just there to bring a light to the

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