Hope Is a Thing with Feathers

What does the poem say about the size of hope

• Large and powerful

• Small but powerful

• Large but weak

• Small and weak

What does the poet use to symbolize hope?

• a bird

• a chicken

• a strong wind

• a storm

This poem uses what type of figurative language to compare hope to a bird?

• personification

• alliteration

• similie

• metaphor

The poet develops a metaphor of hope as a bird perching in the soul to —

• describe how hope lifts spirits

• emphasize the erratic nature of hope

• indicate that hope resides within a person

• imply that hope is unattainable

What does the author mean by the line, “sings a tune without words”?

• Hope does not need to be stated to be felt

• It’s difficult for people to express whether they feel hopeful.

• People are usually unable to understand the feeling of hope.

• People who are hopeful are also forgetful.

A major theme explored in this poem is —

• People need to work hard in order to maintain hope.

• Hope is able to keep people warm even in the coldest, stormiest lands.

• Hope can survive through even the toughest times.

• Without hope, people would be much more sensible and realistic.

Which lines from the poem support the idea that the poet views hope positively?

• Yet, never, in extremity, it asked a crumb of me.

• And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all,

• I’ve heard it in the chillest land, And on the strangest sea;

• And sweetest in the gale is heard; And sore must be the storm

The poet uses lines 11 and 12, "Yet, never, in extremity, It asked a crumb of me," to show that ___________________________________.

• hope does not require anything from you to have it

• hope is hungry and wants crumbs

• hope is not hungry and does not want crumbs

• hope is messy and leaves crumbs everywhere

This poem is an extended metaphor. What two things are being compared throughout the poem?

• Hope and a storm

• A bird and a storm

• Hope and a bird

• A bird and a song

The poet uses line 9, "That kept so many warm" to show that __________________________________.

• hope gives many people comfort

• hope is warm

• hope is good for nothing

• hope is something people should rely on