"'Hope' is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson is about how hope always exists and comforts you, and it never asks anything in return. In the last stanza, Emily Dickinson sums up the poem by saying that hope is with you even in the most extreme times, and that in never asks for anything back. One poetic device used in this poem is rhyme scheme, and in the second stanza the author uses ABAB, and in the last stanza she uses ABBB. Another poetic device is extended metaphor. Throughout this poem, Emily Dickinson compares how, "'Hope' is the thing with feathers. . ." and how hope is aways with you. Also, personification is used when the author says, "And sings the tune without the words. . ." because hope cannot sing. My thoughts towards this poem are that I enjoyed reading it and I liked how the author compared hope to a thing with feathers. When she says this, it makes me think of hope with wings so it can fly and stay with you wherever you go. Overall, I liked this poem and I would like to read other poems by Emily Dickinson.
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