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.

The speaker uses diction to describe how they feels about a “nobody” and a “somebody.” They is content with being a “nobody” and isn’t really fond of being a “somebody.” When they say “Don’t tell!

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

“somebody.”
A rhetorical question in the poem would be “Are you – Nobody too?” The speaker uses the word “nobody” to emphasize a connection with the reader. They are both “nobodies” so they have a special bond, which the speaker tells the reader not to tell. The speaker is also emphasizing how only a few other are also like them and feel the same way about being a “nobody.” They are happy with being a “nobody” just like the speaker.
Emily Dickinson’s poem “I’m Nobody Who Are You?” has a unique combination of rhetorical questions, figurative language, and diction. The poem forces us to really think about how the speakers to express her attitude towards herself. She describes “nobodies” as special and different from other people. She describes being a “somebody” as boring and always draws attention to themselves. Being a “nobody” isn’t bad, and being a “somebody” isn’t either, but the speaker has clearly chosen her side of being a “nobody.”