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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.