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'Hope' is the Thing with Feathers
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Leaving Certificate English Mind Map on 'Hope' is the Thing with Feathers, created by Tara Matthews on 25/02/2015.
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'Hope' is the Thing with Feathers
Definition Poem
Poet attempts to provide a physical description of an abstract concept
Hope is like a small bird which exists within us
'perches in the soul'
Stanza 1
Description of hope
Bird/Hope
Vulnerable
Strong
Fragile
Resiliant
Stanza 2
The comfort hope provides in times of stress + uncertainty
What hopes has been for others
Storm must be very strong to quieten the bird (hope)
Many people have experienced the comfort of hope in times of distress
'That could abash the little Bird that kept so many warm-'
Stanza 3
Personal experience of hope in times of personal anguish
Hope is very generous - constantly giving without asking for anything
Poet has been through bad times but found hope
'I've heard it in the chillest land - And on the strangest Sea - Yet, never, in Extremity, It asked a crumb - Of Me.
Hope
Fragile but strong + resiliant
Bird is placed in the harshest of environments but sings and keeps 'many warm' all the while
Never dies: It is said to 'never' stop singing 'at all'
Hardship
Images of freezing + strange lands describe her suffering
Speaker is not alone (as in other poems) - Hope is always there
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