Question

read the excerpt from \hope is the thing with feathers -\ by emily dickinson.
\hope\ is the thing with feathers -
that perches in the soul -
and sings the tune without the words -
and never stops - at all -

and sweetest - in the gale - is heard -
and sore must be the storm -
that could abash the little bird
that kept so many warm -

ive heard it in the chillest land -
and on the strangest sea -
yet - never - in extremity,
it asked a crumb - of me.

the line \and never stops – at all\ emphasizes that hope is
∘ eternal.
∘ fragile.
∘ irrational.
∘ predictable.

Explanation:

To determine what the line "And never stops – at all" emphasizes about hope, we analyze each option:

• "Eternal" means lasting forever. The phrase "never stops – at all" implies that hope continues without ceasing, which aligns with the idea of being eternal.
• "Fragile" would suggest hope is easily broken or stopped, but the line says it never stops, so this is incorrect.
• "Irrational" refers to being illogical, and the line does not relate to the logic of hope, so this is wrong.
• "Predictable" means having a pattern that can be foreseen, and the line is about the continuity of hope, not its predictability, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

A. eternal