Question

Read the Following Poem and answer the question down below:

I’m Nobody! Who are you?

Emily Dickinson (1891)

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!
How does the speaker feel about being Nobody? How do you know?

Answer 1

They like being Nobody, and think of themselves as special. They want to be kept a secret. This is because they said “don’t tell! They’d advertise”

Answer 2

Answer: The speaker joyfully and enthusiastically claiming that they are "Nobody" In other words, the speaker's name or identity is the absence of a name or identity.

Explanation: The poem strives to say that it’s okay to be withdrawn, and that people aren’t necessarily alone in feeling like they want to keep themselves to themselves.