Hope is the thing with feathers
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"Hope is the thing with feathers" is a widely anthologized lyric poem by Emily Dickinson that personifies hope as a resilient bird that endures through hardship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hope is the thing with feathers canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T726552 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hope is the thing with feathers Context triple: [Emily Dickinson, notableWork, Hope is the thing with feathers]
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A.
Caged Bird
"Caged Bird" is a soulful R&B track by Alicia Keys from her debut album *Songs in A Minor*, reflecting themes of emotional confinement and longing for freedom.
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B.
I, Too
"I, Too" is a short, powerful poem by Langston Hughes that asserts the dignity and eventual recognition of African Americans within the American identity.
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C.
The Bluebird Is at Home
The Bluebird Is at Home is a memoir by American philanthropist and socialite Brooke Astor, reflecting on her life, experiences, and observations of high society.
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D.
Green Grow the Lilacs
Green Grow the Lilacs is a 1931 stage play by Lynn Riggs, a folk drama set in Indian Territory that later served as the basis for the musical Oklahoma!.
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E.
Morning Song
"Morning Song" is a poem by Sylvia Plath that reflects on the complex emotions of new motherhood, blending tenderness with alienation in her characteristically vivid, confessional style.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hope is the thing with feathers Target entity description: "Hope is the thing with feathers" is a widely anthologized lyric poem by Emily Dickinson that personifies hope as a resilient bird that endures through hardship.
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A.
Caged Bird
"Caged Bird" is a soulful R&B track by Alicia Keys from her debut album *Songs in A Minor*, reflecting themes of emotional confinement and longing for freedom.
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B.
I, Too
"I, Too" is a short, powerful poem by Langston Hughes that asserts the dignity and eventual recognition of African Americans within the American identity.
-
C.
The Bluebird Is at Home
The Bluebird Is at Home is a memoir by American philanthropist and socialite Brooke Astor, reflecting on her life, experiences, and observations of high society.
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D.
Green Grow the Lilacs
Green Grow the Lilacs is a 1931 stage play by Lynn Riggs, a folk drama set in Indian Territory that later served as the basis for the musical Oklahoma!.
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E.
Morning Song
"Morning Song" is a poem by Sylvia Plath that reflects on the complex emotions of new motherhood, blending tenderness with alienation in her characteristically vivid, confessional style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyric poem
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poem ⓘ |
| anthologizedIn | multiple poetry anthologies ⓘ |
| author | Emily Dickinson ⓘ |
| authorGender | female ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| centralMetaphor | hope as a bird ⓘ |
| collectedIn | posthumous editions of Emily Dickinson’s poems ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| describes |
hope as asking nothing in return
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hope as enduring through hardship ⓘ hope as present in the soul ⓘ |
| famousLine |
And never stops – at all –
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And sings the tune without the words – ⓘ That perches in the soul – ⓘ “Hope” is the thing with feathers – ⓘ |
| firstLine | “Hope” is the thing with feathers – ⓘ |
| form | three quatrains ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasTitlePunctuation | quotation marks around the word Hope ⓘ |
| imagery |
bird imagery
ⓘ
sea imagery ⓘ storm imagery ⓘ |
| influence | popular quotations about hope ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lineCount | 12 ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
extended metaphor
ⓘ
personification ⓘ |
| meter | common meter ⓘ |
| movement | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| openingWord | Hope ⓘ |
| period | 19th century American poetry ⓘ |
| portrays |
hope as present in extreme hardship
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hope as resilient in storms ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | abcb ⓘ |
| stanzaCount | 3 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
classroom study
ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ |
| theme |
comfort in adversity
ⓘ
hope ⓘ perseverance ⓘ resilience ⓘ |
| tone |
optimistic
ⓘ
reassuring ⓘ |
| usedIn |
motivational contexts
ⓘ
religious and spiritual discussions of hope ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Emily Dickinson ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Hope is the thing with feathers Description of subject: "Hope is the thing with feathers" is a widely anthologized lyric poem by Emily Dickinson that personifies hope as a resilient bird that endures through hardship.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Emily Dickinson