The speaker may be talking about his or her personal problems, saying that even in the strangest and darkest places, hope can still be found. The speaker concludes with the fact that, even in an intense moment, he never “asked for a crumb” (l.12). The speaker uses the word crumb to connect it to the comparison with the bird. Dickinson's poem uses two allegories throughout the poem. The first allegory is the allegory of the songbird and hope. The songbird and hope are similar and the speaker continues to use them throughout the poem. He/she also uses the bird analogy, which is found throughout this poem. The second allegory that Dickinson uses is the allegory between human struggles and the struggles of the speaker in the poem. He/she also uses visual imagery by constructing a picture of the actions performed by the bird. Like "Perches in the Soul". (l.2) and “sing the melody without words –” (l.3). The speaker also uses alliteration, such as “speechless” (l.3), “stranger sea” (1.10), which brings colorful images into the readers' minds. The symbol of this poem is the bird which is a symbol of hope and lack