Question

This poem is an example of personification. When we refer to inanimate objects, ideas, emotions as living things, it is an example of personification. Here, ‘hope’ is portrayed as a little bird. Describe it in your own words. Find other examples of personification.

Answer 1

In the poem "Hope is the thing with feathers," 'hope', an inanimate object, appears as a living thing, a bird. The poet created the word 'hope' with all the features of a bird. For example, hope rests in the soul like a bird on a tree. It sings like a bird and communicates a loving emotion like a bird does to its young. The 'hope' bird does not expect anything in return.

Here are some further examples of personification:

1. Time moves quickly and does not wait for anyone.
2. I have a phone that cares.
3. The camera is focused on me.
4. During the winter, my jacket hugs me.
5. The house has been searching for a tenant.