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    There Is No Frigate Like a Book Emily Dickinson 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! Emily Dickinson foregrounds the simple pleasure of reading an enjoyable book by four striking metaphors: 1. A book is compared to a "frigate" - a light sailing vessel capable of travelling at high speeds. 2. light verse is compared

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    In the poem “There is no Frigate like a Book”‚ Emily Dickinson uses words with particular connotations to give her poem a more rich and meaningful aspect. Her belief that literature is powerful enough to allow one’s mind to distance itself from reality and its immediate surroundings is enforced in the poem throughout her use of words likefrigate” “traverse” which connate a sense of journey or adventure. Dickinson compares books to means of transportation to emphasize this idea of the power

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    this fact in her poems. In a time when travel and communication were much harder books provided much of the knowledge and understanding of the reaches of the world. Throughout her poem “There is no Frigate like a Book”‚ Dickinson make the case that one can travel through books and books stand as one of the best modes of traveling through careful word choice‚ imagery‚ and emphasis. In “There is no Frigate like a Book” Dickinson uses different aspects of poetry to emphasize how reading is similar to

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    Thesis Statement Emily Dickinson’s poem “There is no Frigate like a Book” is a great example of the use of metaphor in poetry. The poem utilizes the theme of escape in describing how a book can carry a person away from reality. In using these metaphors‚ Dickinson is able to describe in only eight lines the power of literature and poetry on a person’s life. Outline 1. Introduction a. Thesis Statement 2. Theme a. Theme of the poem b. Poem’s setting c. Significance of the title to

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    At first glance it may seem that Emily Dickinson has written a simple poem in “There Is No Frigate like a Book”. However‚ further analysis reveals that she believes reading is a gift to all. Through observation of the poem we find her fascination with reading and the poem’s ability to take her reader on a journey; as well as reveal how reading can take us on any journey we wish to embark. The theme of the poem is that when we use our imagination while reading anything is possible‚ even travel to

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    The Book I Like Most

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    Favourite book is the one which is liked the most. Different people have different choice. Some like story books‚ other like the detective moues and the other like science fiction but I have different mind. I do not have any favourite book of those. I like theHoly Quran the most. It is a heavenly book. The Holy Quran and revealed to the Holy Prophet (peace he upon him). It is in Arabic language.     The Holy Quran is my favourite book become I get satisfaction after reciting it. Every morning I

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    converse and gossip as a matter of routine‚ are the BOOKS‚ that are stacked in our family-library. Their sweet‚ long company has made me a true book-lover in the real sense. Without any doubt or reservation‚ I can frankly say that blessed are those‚ who are in constant company of books. Books never desert us‚ when we fall prey to evil days‚ and they never flatter us‚ when fortune smiles on us. In my life so far‚ I have read many books including the titles on travels and adventures; biographies

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    Book Critique: Black Like Me The book Black Like Me‚ written by John Howard Griffin‚ is based on the author’s true story and was published as a nonfiction book in 1961. The author was an American journalist from Texas who had to get his skin dark enough to pass as a black man‚ shave his head‚ and give up his life as an employed white man to do the necessary research for this book. He states in the book that he “had spent [his] time at the doctor’s or closed up in [his] room with cotton pads over

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    Black Like Me Book Review #4 John Howard Griffin‚ the author of Black Like Me‚ writes an autobiographical account what he passed through for a period of about 10 months. Howard has an idea that has been haunting him for a long duration of time; he wondered the various kinds of life changes that a white man would need to be labeled a Negro in the southern region of the United States. Howard wanted to acquire first hand information of the daily experiences of the African Americans in the Deep South

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    In their book Lead Like Jesus Ken Blanchard & Phil Hodges encourage readers to ask themselves three key questions: 1) Am I a leader? (pg. 4) 2) Am I willing to follow Jesus as my leadership role model? (pg. 11) 3) How do I lead like Jesus? (pg. 19) The authors try to define who is a leader. They say “Leadership is a process of influence. Anytime you seek to influence the thinking‚ behaviour‚ or development of people in their personal or professional lives‚ you are taking on the role of a leader

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