Question

Hope is the thing with feathers
by Emily Dickinson

"Hope" is the thing with feathers -

That perches in the soul -

And sings the tune without the words -

And never stops - at all -

Use the poem to answer the question.

What conclusion can be drawn about the poem's speaker?

(1 point)

The speaker feels scared, like a bird caught in a storm would feel.

The speaker is comforted thinking about hope as a bird that lives in everyone's soul.

The speaker wishes the bird would take a break and rest for a while.

O The speaker feels nervous, like there are birds fluttering in their soul.

And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -

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.

Answer 1

The speaker is comforted thinking about hope as a bird that lives in everyone's soul.

Evidence: the bird "perches in the soul," "sings the tune without the words — And never stops," and "kept so many warm" yet "never ... asked a crumb of me," showing reassurance and gratitude toward hope.