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Content and Style in Emily Dickinson's Poems — Quiz

Question 4 • Literature and Composition I

Which lines by Emily Dickinson are an example of metaphor?

Answer
A
We outgrow love like other things And put it in the drawer,
B
Till it an antique fashion shows Like costumes grandsires wore.
C
Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul,
D
I've heard it in the chillest land, And on the strangest sea;

Explanation

In “Hope is the thing with feathers,” Dickinson directly describes hope as a feathered creature, suggesting a bird that perches in the soul. This is a metaphor because it identifies hope with something else rather than saying it is “like” that thing. Choice A uses “like,” making it a simile.

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