Emily Dickinson’s “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers” was our focus this week. We talked about its multitudinous use of em dashes, unusual capitalization, and rhyme, but especially its central metaphor comparing a bird with hope. While Dickinson never specifies the kind of bird, details in the poem hint at certain breeds, such as those you might find near “the strangest Sea,” “in the chillest land,” or singing a “tune without . . . words.”
Seguing to creating their own poems, the students wrote their own takes on hope.
Ms. Yim, 4th Grade
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Lorelei A.
I hope to get a book.
I hope to get a puppy.
I hope to get a phone.
I hope to get a cat.
I hope to get a hoodie.
I hope to have a car when
I grow up.
I hope to be a soccer
player.
Hope
Heyson C.
I hope to have all of the
Pokémon cards in the world
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Shamsan M.
I hope to get
the student of the week
and I hope to
get an Apple watch
and an iPhone
Chernobyl
Gabriel P.
I hope it gets
fixed
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Dhrumil P.
I hope to be an
Adidas kitten.
Hope
Dhyan P.
I hope for myself
Good grades
Great things
The best
I hope for
Chocolate cake
Hope
Meswa P.
I hope to get a bike
I hope to get a car
The Hope for Hard Work
Sana P.
I “Hope” for hard work.
I “Hope” I will be a good person.
I “Hope” I will study.
I “Hope” I will change my study culture.
I “Hope” I will help everyone.
I “Hope” a lot of things.
About Hope
Shiv P.
I hope I can meet with my friends at
the park. I hope that my friends let me join
them. I hope I can go home. I hope I
can run fast. I hope I can get a soccer
ball. I hope for to go to my cousin’s house.
I hope I can jump high. I hope for
new shoes. I hope I do my best.
“Hope”
Daksh P.
I hope my iPhone 14 is not
lost.
I hope my cashcard isn’t lost.
I hope to not lose the water.
I hope to not lose the food.
I hope to not lose my car.
I hope to not lose my bike.
I hope to not lose my grades.
I hope Dhrumil doesn’t lose math.
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Angelo W.
I hope time can go
faster and the future
can come.
I hope everyone
can be the best
artist.
I hope I can be
the best gamer in
history.
