Question

Read the following lines from the poem Hope by Emily Dickinson, and answer the question that follows.

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,

What literary device is used in the above two lines?
Allusion
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Sarcasm

Answer 1

The literary device used in the lines "Hope is the thing with feathers / That perches in the soul," is a **metaphor**. In this metaphor, hope is compared to a bird (the thing with feathers) that lives in the soul, conveying the idea that hope is a delicate, uplifting presence within us.