Question

Can anyone paraphrase this poem?

“Hope is a thing with feathers” By Emily wingspaninson



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.

Answer 1

I love that poem!

Answer 2

Hope is like a bird that sits inside you and sings. You cannot hear the words of the song (often you do not know what you are hoping for) but the music continues always.

The worse the things are that happen to you, the more Hope's music will strengthen you to endure them; and there is no tribulation so severe that it will quench Hope's redeeming song.

No matter how bad things were for me, I could always find Hope's song in my heart; but though Hope gave me strength to overcome all my trials it never cost me anything at all.

Answer 3

1) hope is soft an pure
2)that exist inside you
3)is unique yet understanding
4)and cant be stoped

1)its sounds sweet and is heard sweetly
2)and only hate can hurt a dream
3)hate destroys those who dream
4)those who dream help others dream peacefully

1)hope is in all places
2)hope is free to rome
3)hope can be bountiful and abundant
4)hope takes power from within and takes something away

Answer 4

The first one is by stanzas, and the second one is by lines.

Answer 5

Medal? Hope that helps!

Answer 6

This a LONG summary of it:
The poet examines and explains the importance of hope in the heart of a human being. Moreover, she signifies that hope is not just a motionless creature but can fly anywhere to everywhere in order to provide a sense of comfort for the one who are in the times of discomfort.

The poet denotes that the hope is like a bird with feathers. It is the feathers which help the bird to fly, to travel from one place to another, to help it assemble the food and nest for its survival. On the same lines, the feeling of hope is compared with a bird with feathers. It means that the hope in the heart of a person helps a person provide comfort and coziness in times of pain and hardships.

The author says that hope is a thing with feathers. Here, it means that the hope is like a feeling which has no limits. This feeling is so strong that it settle deep inside the soul of the person.

This means that the feeling of hope is so attached and strong that it cannot be taken off easily. Next, the author says that this feeling of hope is so sweet that it is equivalent to like singing song without any words.

Here, we know that each and every song is incomplete without meaningful, emotional and passionate words, but this feel of hope is so beautiful and powerful that even it resembles a lovely song which is not dependent on the words to be completed or sweet.

Just like a song causes the sense of comfort, eases out our discomfort, and makes the mood light and joyful; similarly the feeling of hope provides comfort and gives strength to provide joy in the heart of people who believes strongly on hope. The author further says that this positive element of hope is not temporary but is permanent in nature. It is continuous and never ending.

Next, the poet highlights the strong and furious circumstances in which this feeling of hope helps one survive in the roughness the situation causes. This sweetness of hope is best seen in case of strong winds or a storm.

In means, that in case of wildest and toughest circumstances in the lives of people, the one who keeps this feeling with himself, the maximum benefits of this hope can be visualized. This storm is compared with being ‘sour’ means that it is the hardest of the entire tough and rough situations, the feeling of hope provide comfort and ease that we shall be able to rise over this storm with ease.

Now the poet is worried that what if this bird of hope be abashed? It means that the storm is so severe to let down this bird, which will shake up the hope in oneself. No matter it is abashed, yet it provides the warmth in the heart of those who keep this feeling of hope.

Not just storm, the other hard circumstance where the poet examines this positive feeling of hope is the snow covered chilly lands, and the deep strange sea where one can easily wander and get lost. In other words, one should keep the will power high filled with this feeling of hope even in the extreme of extremes situations.

The best part of this little yet strong and powerful bird is that it provides so much warmth, comfort, fearlessness, power and strength even in the times of touch situations, this bird does not ask for anything in return. It means that one should always be hopeful of positive things in life, since it provides all positive attitudes of life and helps one rise above all extremities and the best part is that in return, it does not ask for even a small part or fragment in return.

Answer 7

This is a SHORT summary:
Emily regards hope as a quality of the soul. She compares hope to a bird singing a non-stop tune. She is celebrating hope as an ever-present quality. The words ‘at all’ emphasise this point.

In the second stanza, Emily describes the comfort hope gives during difficult times. Emily compares human struggle to a storm, and shows that hope keeps her spirits up during such a storm. Hope warms the spirit. Even a violent storm, doesn’t discourage hope. wingspaninson portrays the bird and hope as heroic.

In the final stanza, Emily speaks from her own experience. She claims that hope helped her survive her deepest problems. Hope, like a songbird that migrates between different climates, can always be heard. Hope keeps the spirits up in difficult times, but asks for nothing in return. wingspaninson uses an image of a tiny crumb to show that hope asks for nothing as a reward.

Answer 8

These are some of the themes:
Hope is frail, but strong.
The words ‘feathers’ and ‘little’ show the frail physical side to the bird and hope. But hope, like the bird, cannot be defeated. It can survive any climate or ‘extremity’, no matter how severe.
Hope never fades.
Hope always appears in the soul, no matter what the crisis. wingspaninson shows this in the fourth line: ‘and never stops—at all’. Hope is faithful.
Hope is unselfish
Hope never asks for anything in return, not even a ‘crumb’
Hope is brave and fearless.
The bravery of the bird is evident because it shows up in all climates, whether stormy or chilly. This shows that hope will always appear, no matter how much danger or despair torments the human spirit.
wingspaninson rejoices that hope is always present
The use of an endless song to stand for hope is a form of celebration.