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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is hope being compared to in the first stanza?
An animal
a song
a bird
a soul
- 2. Multiple Choice
The figurative language in lines 6-7 shows--
how strong the storm must be in order to disturb the bird.
that if the bird flies into a storm, the storm will be sore.
that the bird becomes angry when it encounters a storm.
a storm must destroy any bird it comes into contact with.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does the word "it" (line 12) refer to?
the sea, which stands for strangeness
the land, which provides food
a cookie, which crumbles easily
the bird, which represents hope
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes a central theme of the poem?
Love and family help people get through tough times.
Nature is the natural opponent of people.
Overcoming obstacles requires great hope, strength, and resilience.
One can always rely on hope to help overcome obstacles.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to question 4?
"Hope" is the Thing with Feathers (Line 1)
"That perches in the soul--/...And never stops--at all" (lines 2-4)
"sore must be the storm--/ That could abash" (Lines 6-7)
" I've heard it in the chilliest land--/ And on the strangest Sea--" (Lines 9-10)
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does the storm most likely represent?
Hardship
Death
Sadness
Danger
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to question 6: What does the storm most likely represent?
"Hope" is the Thing with Feathers (Line 1)
"sings the tune without the words" (Line 3)
"abash the little Bird" (Line 7)
"the strangest Sea" (Line 10)
- 8. Multiple Choice
What does the last stanza suggest about the speaker's point of view regarding hope?
The speaker, having experienced difficulty, regards hope in a positive light, as it never asked anything of him/her.
The speaker has experienced some troubled times but is now in a much better place
The speaker thinks hope is helpful, but only to a certain point.
The speaker thinks of hope as the only source of comfort in his/her life, even more than food (i.e. the "crumb").
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