Question

Read the following poem and then select the correct answer to the question below: “I’m Nobody! Who are you?” By Emily Dickinson I’m Nobody! Who are you? Are you – Nobody – too? Then there’s a pair of us! Don’t tell! they’d advertise – you know! How dreary – to be – Somebody! How public – like a Frog – To tell one’s name – the livelong June – To an admiring Bog! Which line supports the interpretation that the poet likes being alone? Are you – Nobody – too? Then there’s a pair of us! Don’t tell! they’d advertise – you know! To an admiring Bog!

Answer 1

Then there’s a pair of us! Don’t tell! they’d advertise –


The fact that she diesnt want anyone to know that shes lonely signifies that she likes it and doesnt want it to be"advertised"

Answer 2

Answer: Don’t tell! they’d advertise – you know!

In this excerpt, Dickinson is describing what it is like to be "nobody." She claims that she is nobody, and she implies that she is very happy that this is the case. She tells the audience to not "advertise" this fact, as she wants to be left alone. Moreover, she claims that being a public figure sounds dreadful, and she compares it to a frog telling its name to an admiring bog.