Answer: C
Explanation: A great way to try and get the overall idea of a text is to paraphrase the main idea, many authors use these types of writing techniques to get a reader hooked before even starting the 1st chapter. 
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:
This poem contains an extended metaphor.
This poem is a tribute to a small bird.
This poem compares a feeling to an animal.
Explanation:
The poem is an extended metaphor. The whole poem is about hope being a "thing with feathers". 
The poem pays tribute to this small bird. It even says: "little bird" and how it never "asked a crumb of me." Meaning how is it that this bird never asks anything in return. 
The poem compares a feeling to an animal. Feeling: hope. Animal: bird. 
 
        
             
        
        
        
Love
Abstract language involves concepts such as faith, hope, etc.