over" are all spectacular examples of Emily Dickinson's writing ability. "Hope is a thing with feathers" uses metaphors to turn hope into a

bird that can not be hurt. "There's been a death in the opposite house" is about a neighbor who is looking out her window and watching

all the events that are carrying on next door. "I shall know why when time is over" is about someone who believes in Christ and trusts that

he will explain her problems to her one-day. These poems may seem very different, but are actually very similar in that they all deal with

the human characteristics of hope and intuition.

"Hope is a thing with feathers" deals with the characteristic of hope. Hope is always there inside everyone and can never be taken

away. Hope "perches in the soul" (79 l2) like a bird on a wire. The soul is always filled with hope no matter what happens. This idea

induces a warm feeling because hope is what keeps people striving for their goals and can never be taken away. The storm symbolizes

anything and everything that tries to get in the way of hope. It will alwa

thing with feathers" and "I shall know why when time is over," and she shows intuition in "There's been a death in the opposite house."

he has hope that nothing is wrong. They hope everything is OK and will remain OK. Even if something bad has occurred everyone

hopes that everything will be OK in the end. These three poems have very different themes but still have something in common. Emily

to all that has caused her anguish in her life. The idea of heaven is something that almost everyone in the world hopes for because the

These three poems are superb examples of poetry containing human characteristics. Emily Dickinson shows hope in "Hope is a

"own all the mourners" (83 l15). What the minister does can help or break a family. The poem begins to get a little confusing when the

door that is watching the hustle and bustle next door. The doctor leaves, the minister enters, and the children hurry in. The speaker is a

They are actually closely related because sometimes hope comes from intuition. A person may have the intuition that there is trouble, but

to have nothing in common, but still have similar characteristics.

and truly believes that one day "Christ will explain each separate anguish" (78 l3) she had so there is no need to worry about t

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