Hope is the thing with feathers

Question

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 -

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.

"Hope is the Thing with Feathers" by Emily Dickinson

Question
Use the poem to answer the question.

To which sense does this stanza’s imagery most appeal?

(1 point)
Responses

hearing
hearing

sight
sight

touch
touch

smell
smell
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Answer 1

The stanza’s imagery most appeals to the sense of hearing. This is evident in lines that reference the bird singing a tune and the mention of hearing it in different environments, emphasizing sounds associated with hope.