Read the poem. What human qualities does Dickinson lend to the speaker’s heart? Check all that apply.
Review the final stanza of the poem. Then, complete the statements.
✔ never asks for anything in returncan be found only in extreme placesis rarely useful to the people who need it most
✔ takes comfort in hopebelieves that having hope never helpsthinks that many ideas are similar to birds
Think about the effect of personification in the poem. What does it help communicate?
Which two types of figurative language does Dickinson use in this stanza?
In the first two stanzas of her poem, Dickinson establishes an extended metaphor by comparing
What message is Dickinson conveying through the use of a simile?
something that can be heard everywherethe chillest land near the strangest sea✔ a bird that never asks for a crumb
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