Question

Read these lines from Emily Dickinson's "A Book": 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 a human soul! In "A Book," Dickinson compares reading to

a voyage
oppression
the human
soul
a poem

Answer 1

A) A voyage

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The answer is A: a voyage.

In this poem, Emily Dickinson is comparing reading to a voyage, to travelling, by making it seem that reading is like embarking a strong and powerful vessel (the frigate) towards unknown places; or like riding a beautiful horse (the coursers) across a lovely field (poetry); and all of this without any cost or harm to the reader (anyone can read and embark on this wonderful trip).