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However, when the bird enters in the second stanza, the poem then becomes more joyful. The thrush which is a kind of bird, begins to sing and “had chosen thus to fling his soul / Upon the growing gloom” (23-24). The bird makes the speaker realize can always improve. Even though the thrush is “frail, gaunt, and small,” (21) it is able to bring a great amount happiness into ones life. This shows how one does not necessarily need to be physically strong in order to help others and that some of the happiest moments in life may be the small ones. As Dickinson also implies, hope can be available to the least powerful people and some of the strongest can be weak and in need. The extremely ecstatic tone throughout the end of the poem provides a huge contrast from the beginning of the poem showing how much of a difference a small amount of hope can make to even the most accomplished people as well as the less fortunate
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In the beginning of the poem, the speaker is very depressed and given time the bird is there to give him hope. Before the thrush enters, The speaker does not know how hope can be such a helpful tool and seeing the bird, he learns that this is true. The speaker says that the thrush shows him “Some blessed Hope, whereof he knew / And I was unaware” (31-32). Until he hears the bird’s song, he believes that there will be no aspiration for things to get better. However, hope is always present as both Dickinson and Hardy believe, and show through a constant rhythm, Hardy allows readers to understand this. Hardy also uses a, “hymn-like metre” (Rumens) to make the poem sound like the bird singing. Another way that Hardy shows hope’s consistency is by using seasons. In the beginning of the poem, it is winter but when the speaker begins to use hope, it is spring. The seasons are constant and unchanging. Whenever a person is going through a difficult time, as winter is a cold time of year, he or she can always look towards spring. This is similar to how people can look forward to a new point in life (The Darkling..). The constant changing of seasons as well as the style of Hardy’s writing show how hope is present for everything and there is always a new
In the beginning of the poem, the speaker is very depressed and given time the bird is there to give him hope. Before the thrush enters, The speaker does not know how hope can be such a helpful tool and seeing the bird, he learns that this is true. The speaker says that the thrush shows him “Some blessed Hope, whereof he knew / And I was unaware” (31-32). Until he hears the bird’s song, he believes that there will be no aspiration for things to get better. However, hope is always present as both Dickinson and Hardy believe, and show through a constant rhythm, Hardy allows readers to understand this. Hardy also uses a, “hymn-like metre” (Rumens) to make the poem sound like the bird singing. Another way that Hardy shows hope’s consistency is by using seasons. In the beginning of the poem, it is winter but when the speaker begins to use hope, it is spring. The seasons are constant and unchanging. Whenever a person is going through a difficult time, as winter is a cold time of year, he or she can always look towards spring. This is similar to how people can look forward to a new point in life (The Darkling..). The constant changing of seasons as well as the style of Hardy’s writing show how hope is present for everything and there is always a new