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25 November, 20:34

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"There Is No Frigate Like a Book" (1263)

by Emily Dickinson

There is no Frigate like a Book

To take us Lands away,

Nor any Coursers like a Page

Of prancing Poetry--

This Traverse may the poorest take

Without oppress of Toll--

How frugal is the Chariot

That bears the Human soul.

Which best analyzes the meaning created by the metaphor in this poem?

The poem compares a book to a cold land; this shows that books can transport you to unfamiliar territories.

The poem compares a book to ship; this shows that books can transport you to unfamiliar territories.

The poem compares a book to a chariot; this shows that reading a lot can make you as smart as a god.

The poem compares a toll to a book; this shows that it is worth the effort of striving to learn new things.