Emily Dickerson's Poem '1263'
Emily Dickerson poem “1263” is very short, with a power message about the joy of reading books through the style of simile. The poem relays that the imagination is a way to view the world, through the pages of a book. Emily Dickerson uses allegory style of writing to show a deeper meaning to the words carefully used. That reading is a great way of transporting through time, as the writer uses strong vocabulary words like “Frigate” and “Coursers” to convey that meaning. By using such strong vocabulary the writer is able to impart her message in seven short sentences. Each sentence communicates knowledge with only a few words. The opening phrase “There is no Frigate like a book” (Dickerson 893), tell a reader, that books empowers a person