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. I've heard it in the chillest land, And on the strangest sea; Yet, never,in extremity, It asked a crumb of me. Which choice best describes the function of the underlined portion in the text as a whole? Elimination Tool Select one answer A It elaborates on the metaphor of the first stanza and sets up the extension of the metaphor in the final stanza. B B Itillustrates the importance to the poet of using the effectivenes:of metaphor to communicate essential emotions. It establishes the central topic of the poem to provide a basis for understanding the first stanza. D D It compares troubling emotions to a storm as well as the power of hope to the heart-warming sound of a bird.