To me, when Emily Dickinson says hope is a thing with feathers, it reminds me of a bird. All of us have some type of hope inside but we have to find the feathers so that we can spread our wings and truly believe. There is no exact meaning for hope, everyone has their own wants and desires. " I've heard it in the chillest land" means that even in times of darkness or despare we can find hope within ourselves that can keep us moving along. Hope is giving faith but never asks for anything in return. If one does not have hope they can easily be knocked over and become a victim. I believe that everyone has some hope inside of them to keep them living and motivated for each day. People have hope for their family , work, school, love, and just life itself.
I also agree with Jaime, because when I first read hope is a thing with feathers, I immediately thought of a bird. Probably, because of the feathers, a bird first came to mind. Hope is alive in everyone, but some believe it is not. One must search or soar like a bird in this case to discover the hope that awaits. Personally, I believe in hope, which helps me think in a more positive way about issues. For example, when I hope for my family, friends, a part-time job, to do good in school, for love, to save enough money to get a car, to drive one day, and even the small things in my life.
Haha it's so strange because I didn't think of a bird like Jamie and Stas.. I thought of an angle. I'm not sure why though because I usualy always think of a bird, sinse I have a pet bird. I guess because "hope" seems so pretty and sacred. Or maybe, like a swan. I'm not sure. I love this poem though, because it is so light and flowy and it feels like your getting hope just by reading it, that it's encouraging you to believe.
I, like Rachel, thought of an angel. Angels generally represent hope because they stand for "God's good light" and such. (: Yet a bird is not too much of a stress, as a bird itself can be hopeful. They go through a lot of hardships while flying, migrating, and hatching through their eggs, not to mention learning to fly. Still, an angel comes to mind. I believe hope is important because it is ultimately your driving force. It can encourage you to work harder at school, work, and life. If there is no hope in your grade, you tend to not care and not try. You don't push yourself to your hardest. Romanticism is definitely expressed in this poem. Like Rachel, I believe your mood is lightened just by reading it. Dickenson was obviously in a positive mood when she was writing it. In romantic pieces like this, emotion jumps off the page and is easy to see.
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To me, when Emily Dickinson says hope is a thing with feathers, it reminds me of a bird. All of us have some type of hope inside but we have to find the feathers so that we can spread our wings and truly believe. There is no exact meaning for hope, everyone has their own wants and desires. " I've heard it in the chillest land" means that even in times of darkness or despare we can find hope within ourselves that can keep us moving along. Hope is giving faith but never asks for anything in return. If one does not have hope they can easily be knocked over and become a victim. I believe that everyone has some hope inside of them to keep them living and motivated for each day. People have hope for their family , work, school, love, and just life itself.
I also agree with Jaime, because when I first read hope is a thing with feathers, I immediately thought of a bird. Probably, because of the feathers, a bird first came to mind. Hope is alive in everyone, but some believe it is not. One must search or soar like a bird in this case to discover the hope that awaits. Personally, I believe in hope, which helps me think in a more positive way about issues. For example, when I hope for my family, friends, a part-time job, to do good in school, for love, to save enough money to get a car, to drive one day, and even the small things in my life.
Haha it's so strange because I didn't think of a bird like Jamie and Stas.. I thought of an angle. I'm not sure why though because I usualy always think of a bird, sinse I have a pet bird. I guess because "hope" seems so pretty and sacred. Or maybe, like a swan. I'm not sure. I love this poem though, because it is so light and flowy and it feels like your getting hope just by reading it, that it's encouraging you to believe.
I, like Rachel, thought of an angel. Angels generally represent hope because they stand for "God's good light" and such. (: Yet a bird is not too much of a stress, as a bird itself can be hopeful. They go through a lot of hardships while flying, migrating, and hatching through their eggs, not to mention learning to fly. Still, an angel comes to mind.
I believe hope is important because it is ultimately your driving force. It can encourage you to work harder at school, work, and life. If there is no hope in your grade, you tend to not care and not try. You don't push yourself to your hardest.
Romanticism is definitely expressed in this poem. Like Rachel, I believe your mood is lightened just by reading it. Dickenson was obviously in a positive mood when she was writing it. In romantic pieces like this, emotion jumps off the page and is easy to see.
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