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Poems About Hope
Classic poems about hope, each in full with a plain summary and an original analysis.
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Christmas Bells (I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day)I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Lyric
DesiderataGo placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit.
Hope Is the Thing with FeathersHope is the thing with feathers
Emily Dickinson
Lyric
I, TooI, too, sing America.
Langston Hughes
Free Verse
Mother to SonWell, son, I’ll tell you:
Langston Hughes
Dramatic Monologue
Ring Out, Wild BellsRing out wild bells to the wild sky,
Alfred Tennyson
Lyric
The Negro Speaks of RiversI’ve known rivers:
Langston Hughes
Free Verse
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