Extended Metaphors - Test Grade

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 -

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.

   In the poem, “Hope is the Thing with Feathers, Hope is being compared to a _____.

 

• bird

• cat

• dog

• bat

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

Hope” is the thing with feathers - (314)

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.

  How does Dickinson compare hope to a bird?

• Giving examples of how a bird goes through different storms and problems

• Giving examples of how a person should not give up

• Explaining  how the author handled a problem

• Discussing how hope can fly away from you and seems unreachable

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.4

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 -

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.

The poet says that hope "sings the tune without the words." Why might the poet have written that the tune has no words?

• to indicate that people who are always hopeful are also often forgetful

• to emphasize that hope does not need to be put into words to be felt or to know you always have it

• to suggest that people are usually unable to understand the feeling of hope

• to point out that it is very difficult to express whether they feel hopeful or not

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

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 -

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.

  Based on the context of the lines, “And the sweetest -in the Gale- is heard/ And sore must be the storm-/That could abash the little Bird/That kept so many warm-“ what is the meaning of the metaphor, “storm?”

• times of bad weather

• pleasant times

• times of success and growth

• hard or painful times

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

Hope” is the thing with feathers - (314)

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.

  What best describes the tone of the poem?

• hopeful

• fearful

• anxious

• sad

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CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.4

Hope” is the thing with feathers - (314)

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.

    According to the last line of the poem hope _________.

• Is selfish and does not give

• Needs crumbs to survive

• Gives and asks for nothing in return

• Is a bird that eats crumbs when it is hungry

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.4

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 -

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.

The theme of this poem is most likely....

• Hope can help us get through the tough times life throws our way

• Hope is something that can leave us when we need it most

• Listening to music can help us get through storms

• Birds provide hope to many people

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.4

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 -

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.

Which lines provide the strongest support for the theme of “hope can help us get through the tough times life throws our way?”

• “ ‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul"

• “It asked a crumb of me.”

• “And never stops-at all-“

• “And sore must be the storm-/That could abash the little Bird/That kept so many warm-“

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.W.7.9A

Hope” is the thing with feathers - (314)

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.

Read these lines from the poem

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.

What does "it" refer to in the last line?

• The storm

• The obstacles we face represented by the “storm”

• the hope we have represented by the little Bird

• “the strangest sea” and the “chillest land”

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

Mother to Son

BY LANGSTON HUGHES

Well, son, I’ll tell you:

Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.

It’s had tacks in it,

And splinters,

And boards torn up,

And places with no carpet on the floor—

Bare.

But all the time

I’se been a-climbin’ on,

And reachin’ landin’s,

And turnin’ corners,

And sometimes goin’ in the dark

Where there ain’t been no light.

So boy, don’t you turn back.

Don’t you set down on the steps

’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard.

Don’t you fall now—

For I’se still goin’, honey,

I’se still climbin’,

And life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.

In the poem, “Mother to Son,” the mother compares her life to a ____.

• river

• staircase/step

• journey

• road

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.4