Emily Bronte acknowledges hope's failure to bring her joy in this ironically sarcastic poem. Hope is meant to inspire since it is the sense of anticipating something, generally a happy outcome. The speaker says in the opening line that hope is "just a timid buddy." He goes on to say that although hope will not attack its enemies, it is nevertheless "a poor weak thing." The poem ends with an ironic statement from the speaker saying that he is no longer hopeful because it doesn't give him joy. Hope is the belief that something will turn out for the best or that something makes someone feel better even though there is no guarantee that they will feel better or that things will work out as hoped for. People often use hope to describe a feeling they have when thinking about something that might happen in the future. They may also use it to describe how they deal with problems today. However, hope isn't something that you can see or hold, like a car engine or doll. It has nothing physical to be found. Instead, it is an emotional state shaped by expectations about the future. Hope is based on beliefs and expectations about the future. If those beliefs and expectations are false or unrealistic, then no matter what happens today or tomorrow, you will still suffer disappointment.