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!

The use of the phrase admiring Bog reveals the poet thinks that being well known is

a. unpleasant because everyone pays attention to what you do

b. challenging because it can be hard to know everyone well

c. nice because people want to be with you and help you

d. rewarding because others look up to you as an example

Answer 1

a. Unpleasant because everyone pays attention to what you do

Step-by-step explanation:

In this poem, Dickinson rejoices herself in being “nobody.” She shows her aversion to the public eye, attention, and fame while expressing how much she treasures keeping a private identity above all. The “admiring bog” is said to represent society who likes paying attention to other people's lives. Besides, the fact that the author compares society to a bog reinforces the idea that she finds attention to be unpleasant.

Answer 2

Answer: a.

Explanation: In "I'm Nobody! Who are you?", by Emily Dickinson, the use of the phrase "admiring Bog", reveals the poet thinks that being well known is unpleasant because everyone pays attention to what you do. The poet claims she is nobody and that makes her excited. She doesn't need the approval of others. She enjoys living as "nobody" and finds dreadful to be considered as somebody to pay attention to.