Somebody To A Frog Diction

This poem shows the speakers attitude in many ways. It is shows it using rhetorical questions, figurative language, and diction. I think this poem related to author’s life. Emily Dickinson lived a quiet life of solitude and didn’t receive much recognition for her work until after her death. Only a few of her 1,800 poems were published during her lifetime. I believe this ties into how she would consider herself a “nobody.” She didn’t seem to be interested in fame or being a “somebody.” She didn’t try to gain attention for her poetry to become popular. The speaker uses a few examples figurative language like a simile, assonance and personification. They use a simile to compare a “somebody” to a frog. They use the phrase “How public – like a Frog” to describe a “somebody” to a frog. It seems that they are implying that a “somebody” is loud and tends to standout. They use an assonance is the line “Are you – Nobody – too?” The “oo” sound in you is the same as in “too.” They also uses an assonance is the line “How dreary – to be – Somebody!” They use the long E sound in the “dreary”, “be”, and “somebody.” They also use personification in the last line. In the line “To an admiring Bog!” they give the human characteristic of admiration to a bog.

They’d advertise – you know”, I think the speaker is referring to the “somebodies.” It seems like the “nobodies” have a secret and they don’t want the “somebodies” to find out. The “nobodies” don’t want the “somebodies” “to find out, or they will be put in the spotlight and become a “somebody.” They use the word dreary to describe a “somebody”. They make it seem like being a “somebody” would be an unpleasant experience. They almost makes it seem like being a “nobody” is better than being a