It tells us that he is depressed and doesn't really know what he likes. He is immature, and seems to like to argue. He can't see the good in anything and Phoebe then calls him out on it. Hope this helps!:)
Emily Dickinson is world renown among poets and those who love literature for her emphasis on both thought and feeling.
She is considered a master of form and syntax and is often called 'a poet of paradox'.
Generally speaking her poems tend to be short and they usually use only one voice (which is not necessarily that of the poet). She published well over 1800 poems of which only a handful of them were titled as is the case of the poem listed here.
Notice her use of form and paradox in referring to hope as a thing with feathers, something that never asks for anything in return.
One out of four types of character belongs to round character. It has characteristics that able the readers to get-to-know the character. They have the ability to change according to their motivation and inspiration to further understand the story.
