We have found solace in the sights, sounds and smells of spring. I HOPE that the partisan fury in our nation subsides, and we are able to rebuild together with respect and ingenuity.Įmily Dickinson ends her poem by saying that Hope never asks “a crumb of me” even in a time of “extremity.” In the last month, people have flocked to trails and parks for respite during this time of extremity. I HOPE that we can focus on the people we love and retain that care and attention when the pandemic ends. I HOPE that the economic impact is much less than feared, particularly for the most vulnerable among us. I HOPE that the curve of the virus is flatter than projected, and we see fewer deaths and our health care workers stay safe. What are the hopes that are “keeping me warm” at this time when people throughout our country and the world are beset by a mighty storm?
This little bird reminded me of a famous Emily Dickinson poem: Taking in into account, the reader may think that behind the seeming peacefulness of the poem, indicated by the regular length of the lines, there is something that disfigures the idyllic picture created by Dickinson.MST friend Jeff Gresko captured this photo of a wind-blown ovenbird warbler near the Mills River Overlook on the MST last May. Nevertheless, this regularity is in a way distorted by catalectic feet in some of the lines, as well as the irregular rhyme pattern, that is ABCB DEDE FGGG. Additionally, the presence of the ballad metre emphasizes the narrative nature of the poem. The regular pattern of this metre, which consists of alternating iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter lines, creates a feeling of steadiness and peace, which reflects perfectly the main topic of the poem, that is hope presented as a bird. Emily Dickinson in Hope is the thing with feathers uses one of the variants of hymn metre, namely ballad metre. The scansion shows the rhythmic and rhyme patterns of the poem, which are not insignificant when it comes to its interpretation. How to read the scansion ^ - unstressed syllable ^ /|^ / |^ / |^ iambic tetrameter catalectic ^ / |^/ |^ / |^ iambic tetrameter catalectic
"Hope" is the thing with feathers - A foot - trochaic, the rest - iambic)Īnd sweetest - in the Gale - is heard - D ^ |^ / |^ / |^ mixed tetrameter catalectic (the first Verse with rhythmic pattern Rhyme pattern Type of metre Scansion of the poem "Hope" is the Thing with Feathers
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