Question

Write a prose paraphrase of the poem. 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! —Emily Dickinson

Answer 1

Nothing transports you in the same way that a book does. Books have the ability to help us visit faraway lands. For that, good poetry is better than any ship that exists in the world. Moreover, even very poor people can take this journey without any difficulty or effort, as the human soul is very frugal and requires little money.

Answer 2

On this world nothing compares to the journey that the experience of reading a book provides. By reading we can know of remote places and stories that occur there. The reader can be taken on a fine walk of discovery through the lines of a poem. Poetry does not belong to a high class and can be enjoyed by everyone on the globe. Life can be fragile  and the journey is short for so much knowledge contained in books.