On page 185 Adah quotes from “’Hope’ is the thing with feathers” by Emily Dickinson
In the poem, “Hope is the thing with feathers,” it says,“ Hope” is the thing with feathers/ That
Hope is a tone used in the lines of the poem. The writer does this because he wants to represent how there were hard parts to the Harlem Renaissance but at the same time there was still hope for change. They believed that all of their problems could be resolved. This connects directly to the Harlem Renaissance because it represents how this movement had its ups and downs but how everyone would continue to try until they met the joyful ending they were looking for. If there were any obstacles in their way they would overcome them.
Dickson used methods such as figurative language and imagery to help depict the idea of losing hope. A line from the poem reads, “Hope is the thing with feathers” (Dickinson 1) showing Dickinson’s
As quoted from “Dream Deferred” “Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?” (3-4) and quoted from “Hope” is the thing with feathers “Hope” is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul” (1-2). Both poems are lyrical poems but they use a different figure of speech, “Dream Deferred” uses similes and “Hope” is the thing with feathers uses
When comparing and contrasting the indirect characterization of non-literal characters in both poems the meaning and development of the theme will be shown. The examples of indirect characterization in “Hope is the thing with feathers”, are when it mentions that hope is “giving”, “caring”, and that it is everywhere even in the darkest moments. In the poem “Caged Bird” the example of indirect characterization for the “free bird” is “unaware” because the free bird is happy and “unaware” of the sad bird. The indirect characterization for the “Caged Bird” is “miserable” and “tied down” because the caged bird is given negative qualities, giving the “Caged Bird” a bad connotation in the poem. The examples of “Giving” and “Caring” from the poem “Hope
Response paper 6 The poem, ‘Hope is the thing with feather’ is very emotional for me and it touches my heart. The Speaker is trying to focus on ‘hope’. He compare hope to the bird. The way bird perches same as hope always stays with you and inside your soul. Bird does not need words to sing.
There are many different types of symbols in today’s culture. For example, many people associate lions with strength, valor, and bravery, and owls with wisdom and a hunter of the night. The symbol that is most interesting is the bird. Birds have many different symbols, which stand of a variety of different events and emotions. These are expressed in the poems “”Hope is a Thing with Feathers”, by Emily Dickson, and “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou, as well as symbolism in the play “The Miracle Worker”.
The use of metaphor is evident in the poem in the first stanza the metaphor “Futile - the winds -” is important because it is showing that in the middle there is no windy path that can break from their love. And the wind is incapable to produce. This goes back to my thesis because Dickinson is expressing her emotion and love that nothing can come in between the love she has for her significant other and not even the winds can stop the longing of their love. The second stanza “To a Heart in port -”, gives the message that her heart is being unused right now, but is in the boat coming.
Discover the Deeper Meaning Poetry is a very complex thing, hoping to understand it is out of the question; it is left up for interpretation. Along these lines, poetry has some very different and similar thoughts with other poems. The poems “‘Hope” is the thing with feathers” by Emily Dickinson and “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, are two poems which on the surface are very different, but once you get deeper into the meaning, you can discover many similarities.
Dickinson uses diction to provide the reader with evocative details of the bird and its surroundings. For example, the description of the birds bead-like eyes allows the reader to understand the nervousness and worry related to the situation.
The use of characterization of non-literal things develop the theme by using figurative language in both poems. In “Hope is the thing with feathers”, the examples of figurative language used in the poem are “Hope is the thing with feathers” which is a metaphor, and “It asked a crumb-of me” which is an example of personification. In “Caged Bird” the examples of figurative language that characterize non-literal things and develop the theme are “Dares to claim the sky” which is personification, and “Sings of Freedom” which is also personification. The metaphor of “Hope being a thing with feathers, makes hope a non-literal character. This quote makes “Hope” a character because it is using a metaphor to create a non-literal, that cannot have characteristics
In the two poems “A Noiseless Patient Spider,” by Walt Whitman and ‘‘’Hope” is a Thing With Feathers,” by Emily Dickinson both use rhetorical devices to make the reader better imagine and think clearly about the poem. Rhetorical devices are found throughout both poems and are use to make the words sound and flow much better. Extended Metaphors are used to make the poem more interesting and makes the reader think more about the meaning of the poem. “A Noiseless Patient Spider” and ‘‘’Hope” is a Thing With Feathers” both use imagery, personification and an extended metaphor to help the reader better understand the themes.
In the poem “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers”, by Emily Dickinson, Dickinson describes a bird with specific details. The bird is always with you: every second, every minute, every hour. Not only is it with you anytime, but wherever you are, you can always find it. It is with you even in the toughest times, but we seldom to realize it. We only realize and appreciate that little bird when we are in the deepest tragedies because the bird feels more sweet in the hardest times in life than in our regular, everyday life.
The poem “Caged Bird” from Maya Angelou and “Hope is the thing with feathers” from Emily Dickinson are similar in the tone but different in their purpose. Both of the poets wrote these poems through their struggle in life by comparing their life to a bird. The poems both sounded sad, but while Angelou’s bird cannot do anything except singing, Dickinson’s bird always has hope in every situations. Angelou’s poem are just sad and depressing, the bird in this poem is locked up in a cage and cannot get out (8-13).
