Not long after Livinia discovered the works, she had shared them with the world. It was not until after her death that her sister Lavinia found her poems and other various works. Most of Emily’s acquaintances had a slight knowledge of her works. Later on in her life she began to isolate herself so much that she confined herself to her bedroom. Emily eventually sent her over three hundred letters, more than to any other correspondent, over the course of their relationship. Her sister-in-law was one of those people. She only had a few select people that she had a good relationship with. No matter what someone is going through, there is always that little bit of hope in the back of the mind.Įmily Dickinson kept to herself most of her lifetime. Hope is something that stays with someone as long as they let it. She describes what hope is to her and how it has been with her throughout her life. Emily often tries to get in touch with her readers feelings, one could be able to easily pick up on this in “Hope” is the Thing with Feathers. “Storm” could symbolize all of the hardships that one could face during their lifetime. “Chilliest Sea” and “storm” symbolizes struggles during trying times when hope is still there. The author has used many symbols to show the powerful impact of hope in her readers lives. If one is able to get a good image of what is in the poem, there is more of a chance that they will get a better understanding of the work.įinally, Emily Dickinson uses symbolism.
She also wants the reader to imagine being in that situation.
When she uses certain words, the reader can infer that she wants you to see specific things. She used things such as, “bird”, “feathers”, “storm”, “land”, and “sea”. Dickinson uses imagery to help her readers imagine what she is writing about. She never made things easy for her readers, her wording always makes one think about what they are reading.Īdditionally, the author uses imagery in her poem. It seems as if Dickinson uses this certain wording to get the reader to actually sit down and think about what she is trying to say.
The poem also does not start by stating its metaphor directly. The speaker informs us that ‘perches’ (like a bird would) ‘in the soul’, where it sings an unending and wordless song. By using this, it shows how the bird sings and gives courage to the spirit of the person.
Dickinson compared hope with “feathers”/”bird”. One of the first things you can notice about this poem, is that Emily Dickinson uses metaphors.
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