"Hope is the Thing with Feathers" by Emily Dickinson

Question

Question
Use the poem to answer the question.

Which analysis of this poem’s prosody is accurate?

(1 point)
Responses

The rhyme scheme is AABB.
The rhyme scheme is AABB .

The rhyme scheme is ABAB.
The rhyme scheme is ABAB .

The poem uses rhyme but does not repeat the same rhyme scheme in every stanza.
The poem uses rhyme but does not repeat the same rhyme scheme in every stanza.

The poem avoids using rhyme and makes sound impacts using other techniques instead.

Answer 1

The correct analysis of the poem’s prosody is:

The poem uses rhyme but does not repeat the same rhyme scheme in every stanza.

Emily Dickinson's "Hope is the Thing with Feathers" features stanzas with varying rhyme schemes, rather than a consistent pattern throughout.