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 ^ / |^/ |^ / |^ iambic tetrameter catalectic "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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