TPCASTT Analysts on Classic Poem

 Hope is the Thing with Feathers
by Emily Dickinson (1891)

“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.

1. Title
   From the title, I think the poetry will be defining hope and compare it to a feather
2. Paraphrase
   "Hope" is something that has feathers
   That goes straight through soul
   And hum a song
   that doesn't stop
   
   It is heard in a storm
   and pain is a disaster
   that could make the little bird felt ashamed
   it feels warm
   
   it is heard in the coolest place
   and on the strangest ocean
   but it never went furthest
   it wants piece of me
   
3. Connotation
   Metaphor= tune without word refers to a humming sound
   Symbolism= Storm refers to something chaotic
   
4. Attitude
   in the first line, the poetry describes hope as if it is something beautiful, but then change in the 9-12 lines, it describes hope as if it is something strong and powerful but also terrible
5. Shift
   shift in tone
   from line 9 to 12 at first it says hope is the chillest on land but then it says that hope asked a crumb of me which means hope is a dangerous animal
6. Title
   after reading the poem, the poetry is about a bird named hope
   
7. Theme
   tells about a bird named hope