“Hope” is the thing with feathers (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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No. of stanzas in poem
No. of stanzas in poem
Three
What hope is personified as
What hope is personified as
A bird
Where bird perches
Where bird perches
In the soul
When hope's song sweetest
When hope's song sweetest
During storms/Gale (difficult times)
What hope asks in return
What hope asks in return
Nothing - 'never asked a crumb of me'
Central theme
Central theme
Hope
Extended metaphor used
Extended metaphor used
Hope as a bird
Stylistic feature: rhythm & emphasis
Stylistic feature: rhythm & emphasis
Use of dashes
Why capitalize common nouns
Why capitalize common nouns
To give greater emphasis & significance
Technique: hope as living bird
Technique: hope as living bird
Personification
Tone of poem
Tone of poem
Optimistic and reassuring
What Storm/Gale symbolises
What Storm/Gale symbolises
Life's challenges and adversities
Three main themes
Three main themes
Hope, Resilience, Selflessness
Extreme conditions hope heard
Extreme conditions hope heard
'Chillest land' & 'strangest Sea'
Hope's song quality
Hope's song quality
Never stops/continuous