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!
Why is the frog simile an effective image of the “Somebody” in Dickinson’s poem?
A. It blends in and does not disturb the bog.
B. It’s ugly, but people still admire it.
C. It croaks loudly, calling attention to itself.
D. It has many positive qualities that should be admired.