Hope is a Thing With Feathers:
“Hope” is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -
And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -
I’ve heard it in the chillest land -
And on the strangest Sea -
Yet - never - in Extremity,
It asked a crumb - of me.
PART A: What does the storm most likely represent?
A. Hardship
B. Death
C. Sadness
D. Anger
PART B: Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A?
A. "'Hope' is the thing with feathers" (Line 1)
B. "sings the tune without the words" (Line 3)
C. "abash the little Bird" (Line 7)
D. "the strangest Sea" (Line 10)