Question

Hope is the thing with feathers

That perches in the soul,

And sings the tune without the words,

And never stops at all

–“Hope is the thing with feathers,”
Emily Dickinson

Which two types of figurative language does Dickinson use in this stanza?

simile and metaphor
metaphor and personification
simile and personification
extended metaphor and simile

Answer 1

metaphor and personification

Explanation: Dickinson directly equates hope to "the thing with feathers" (a metaphor) and gives it human/bird actions (perches, sings, never stops), which is personification.