Taking in into account, the reader may think that behind the seeming peacefulness of the poem, indicated by the regular length of the lines, there is something that disfigures the idyllic picture created by Dickinson. Nevertheless, this regularity is in a way distorted by catalectic feet in some of the lines, as well as the irregular rhyme pattern, that is ABCB DEDE FGGG. Additionally, the presence of the ballad metre emphasizes the narrative nature of the poem. The regular pattern of this metre, which consists of alternating iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter lines, creates a feeling of steadiness and peace, which reflects perfectly the main topic of the poem, that is hope presented as a bird.
Emily Dickinson in Hope is the thing with feathers uses one of the variants of hymn metre, namely ballad metre. The scansion shows the rhythmic and rhyme patterns of the poem, which are not insignificant when it comes to its interpretation. How to read the scansion ^ - unstressed syllable ^ /|^ / |^ / |^ iambic tetrameter catalectic Her poems frequently identify themselves as definitions: ‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers, Renunciationis a piercing Virtue, Remorseis Memoryawake, or Eden is that old fashioned House. ^ / |^/ |^ / |^ iambic tetrameter catalectic In her poetry Dickinson set herself the double-edged task of definition. "Hope" is the thing with feathers - A foot - trochaic, the rest - iambic)Īnd sweetest - in the Gale - is heard - D ^ |^ / |^ / |^ mixed tetrameter catalectic (the first Verse with rhythmic pattern Rhyme pattern Type of metre Scansion of the poem "Hope" is the Thing with Feathers
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