Emily Dickinson’s Poem, “There’s No Frigate Like A Book” develops beautifully line by line. Drawing the imagination to exercise the meaning of the choice of words along the way, challenging the reader to contend what the poem is about. Dickinson’s poem crafts the unexpected and develops thought patterns to believe in the unseen world.
Taking an adventure to new heights, “There is no Frigate like a book”, contest us to believe there is no race to reading a good book. Frigate, meaning a mid-sized war ship by definition, relates to the power of the imagination and adventure when reading a book. This amazing power thrives in every person who dares to read. Warships are always moving forward and looking for the next target. …show more content…
To be taken from the reality of everyday chores only knowing she will travel places only a book can take you. Put into the prior stanza, war ships travel by water and only dock when needed on land to resupply. This becoming the rejuvenation felt in her soul when engrossed in a book.
“Nor any coursers like a page” the fantasy she is living in describes the mode of travel mystically by superior horses. By reading page by page is symbolic to galloping to the finish line. A courser describes Dickinson’s personality while reading. She is strong and passionate about completing what she started; flipping the page of book only meant she was about to experience something new and exciting. Dickinson also loved to use many strong animals though out her writing.
The happiness found in ones soul while reading poetry embraces the next stanza. “Of prancing Poetry” she writes ironically as it seems she was never a jump for joy type of person. Except when she was doing what she loved, writing her thoughts onto paper. Always looking for happiness in thought, poetry is that …show more content…
Dickinson loved the library; she could find everything she ever hoped for there. She loved it so much she wrote a poem called “In a Library”. The fifth stanza reveals this message “ this traverse may the poorest take”. Her family surly wasn’t made of riches and she understood this a little girl and knew the meaning of hard work and the pay off. “Without oppress of toll” speaks volumes to the infinite value a book has, when the cost is free. She is describing to the reader the personal challenge to take advantage of what is giving in life without the worry of having to pay it back. Strangely enough this describes the commitment our Father in heaven has given us, although Dickinson attended seminary as a young girl, she chose not to join the local church.
The carefulness we treat not only our body but also our mind is described by the word frugal and chariot. Bringing another unique set of word choices into play, a chariot is another symbol of strength, driven by horses or coursers. Possibly meant to bring out a romantic escapade to indulge the heart and soul. Frugal is written to enlighten ways to craft the art of reading. “That bears the Human soul” finishes the poem with the elegance of another powerful sentence and complements the entirety of the poem; she uses another strong pun to describe the human spirit and the infinite power reading can