One of dickinson's most effective devices for conveying her ideas about human nature is personification. she uses a bird to her describe the abstract idea of hope, declaring that "hope is the thing with feathers / that perches in the soul, / and sings the tune without the words, / and never stops at all." in this particular poem, dickinson is describing that most intimate of human qualities, hope — the quality that makes us persevere even through the raging storms of life. is the underlined commentary in the excerpt effective? is the underlined commentary in the excerpt effective? a. no, because the commentary has no relationship to the topic sentence or to the quote it references. b. yes, because the commentary connects dickinson's personification to her ideas about human nature. c. no, because the commentary simply paraphrases the quote. d. yes, because the author clearly connects to dickinson's feelings about birds. update: a