Hope is the thing with feathers written around 1861 is a popular poem by the american poet emily dickinson.

Emily dickinson poems hope is a thing with feathers background. Style structure and punctuation. The background hope is the thing with feathers is a thought provoking poem written by the american poet. Emily dickinson was an american poet and one of the most famous poets of all time. Some of her more well known works include hope is the thing with feathers and because i could not stop for death.

Though with the way the poem is structured only using i and me once throughout the piece the persona takes a backseat to her subject. She was not well known all through her lifetime. The piece was written and compiled in 1861 1862 in dickinson s hand sewn fascicle 13 and published posthumously in the 1891 collection called poems by emily dickinson. It is one of 19 poems included in the collection in addition to the poem there s a certain slant of light.

Dickinson spent much of her life isolated and never married which is why some believe her poems are so full of emotion.

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