Emily Dickinson, a 19th-century American poet, was renowned for her unique style, which included short lines, slant rhyme, and unconventional punctuation. In her poem ‘“Hope” is the thing with feathers’, the poet personifies hope as a bird that lives in the soul. The poem conveys that hope is an inspiring force that helps one to handle the tough times and come out of it.
“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.