![]() ![]() (the second part of the definition differentiates the cat from other all mammals). Stanza one Hope is a "thing" because it is a feeling the thing/feeling is like a bird.Dickinson uses the standard dictionary format for a definition first she places the word in a general category ("thing"), and then she differentiates it from everything else in that category.įor instance, the definition of a cat would run something like this: a cat is a mammal (the first part of the definition places it in a category) the rest of the definition would be "which is nocturnal, fur-bearing, hunts at night, has pointed ears, etc. of Me Dickinson defines hope by comparing it to a bird (a metaphor). ![]() ![]() 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 …. And sings the tune without the words….Īnd never stops…. “Hope” is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson “Hope” is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul…. ![]()
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