something that can be heard everywherethe chillest land near the strangest sea✔ a bird that never asks for a crumb

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✔ a bird that never asks for a crumb; Dickinson extends the metaphor in the last stanza by comparing hope to .: a bird that never asks for a crumb; This comparison shows that hope .: never asks for anything in return; Based on the extended metaphor, the reader can infer that Dickinson .: takes comfort in hope

Content and Style in Emily Dickinson's Poems

something that can be heard everywherethe chillest land near the strangest sea✔ a bird that never asks for a crumb

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