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6th Class English Comprehension (Prose and Poetry) Question Bank Comprehension (Prose and Poetry)

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    POEM ? 4 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. Emily Dickinson In the line 'Hope is the thing with feathers' the poet is using a/an

    A) hyperbole                    

    B) imagery

    C) simile              

    D) allegory

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Poet uses imagery language i.e. visually descriptive language in which Hope is a "thing" because it is a feeling; the thing/ feeling is like a bird. Poet uses the standard dictionary format for a definition; first she places the word in a general category ("thing"), and then she differentiates it from everything else in that category.


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