Hope is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson

Hope is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson

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.
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Title: Hope is the thing with feathers
Paraphrase: A speaker talks about what generally a hope is. According to her, hope is something that never dissapear even in the darkest days.
Connotation: She uses many simile and metaphor to campare "Hope" with objects. Mostly, Emily compares "Hope" to a "Bird". She poetically describes that Hope is the bird with feathers that can make beautiful sounds.
Attitude: She is very positive and even optimistic about the world. Over all, the mood in the poem is cheerful and bright.
Shift: There is no significant shift.
Title: The Hope that Never Fails
Theme: Hope is something that carries "Forever Hope" even in the darkest days.

“Alone” by Edgar Allan Poe

“Alone” by Edgar Allan Poe

From childhood’s hour I have not been
As others were—I have not seen
As others saw—I could not bring
My passions from a common spring—
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow—I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone—
And all I lov’d—I lov’d alone—
Then—in my childhood—in the dawn
Of a most stormy life—was drawn
From ev’ry depth of good and ill
The mystery which binds me still—
From the torrent, or the fountain—
From the red cliff of the mountain—
From the sun that ’round me roll’d
In its autumn tint of gold—
From the lightning in the sky
As it pass’d me flying by—
From the thunder, and the storm—
And the cloud that took the form
(When the rest of Heaven was blue)
Of a demon in my view—

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Title: "Alone"
Paraphrase: A speaker in this poem tells what he was, saw, and felt in his childhood. Moreover, he tells how he was different from others. He saw different things from other "normal" kids in their childhood. From his childhood, he was isolated and separated because he is just "different". In my opinion, this poem tells about Mr. Poe himself considering his rough childhood and how it influenced his later life.
Connotation: A lot of imagery is shown in this poem. Many senses are used - sight, hearing and feeling. Rhyme, which is the famous characteristics of Poe's poems, is present. Some phrases are repeated in order to make rhythms. Also, structure of this poem, such as, ending the line in next stanza, makes the poem more rhythmic.
Attitude: Through out the poem, loneliness and sorrow from being different dominate the poem's atmosphere. In fact, the title, "Alone", indicates the whole atmosphere in this poem.
Shift: Although there is not a significant shift, in stanza 9, he tells how he was different.
Title: The abnormal one
Theme: The uniqueness of a speaker in his childhood/coming of age