Emily Dickinson (10 December 1830 – 15 May 1886 / Amherst / Massachusetts)

I love books..a very impressive write, Emily..thank you.. :)

I love books, and a very impressive write, Emily..thank you.. :)

I luv this poem btw check mi poem out type in trying to hide the tears

It's very nice.. ^_^..pfufufufu..his poetry is awesome

This is so true! I love reading.

I think I will use this for my Essay Literature: -)

I'm doing a project on Emily Dickinson for my 11th grade American Literature class, and i need to find a poem by Miss Emily Dickinson and then analyze it, i chose this poem, but i don't really understand it, so if anybody could please explain it to me and help me to better understand it, i would be extremely grateful.

How a frigate? a frigate takes you to a place far away, so a book is to the mind as a frigate is to the body, understood? it talks about how inexpensive it is to go places if you have an imagination, basically, the imagination can go wherever, and books and poetry are the examples.

These are words of compelling talk - that of a book. To compare metaphorically a book to a frigate is most joking. How a frigate? Because simply it is huge and bulky, with windows for the thoughts, and a travel so profound as to disturb. The word ‘frugal’ used later is effectively comparing itself with ‘frigate’ earlier on. What disturbs me is the mention of the human soul and its indefinite article, rathe than ‘the’ being a replacement. The human soul is like a land far away, if you know what I mean. It carries a blending of happiness, due to the lack of oppression.

frigate = high speed ship

frugal = cheap; inexpensive

these are words i had to look up. now you don't have to