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!
This poem by Emily DIckinson perfectly describes the power of a good book. A good book should be able to take your mind away from everything and take you to wherever the setting of the book is. Dickinson compares a book to a frigate and a horse. At the end of the poem, Dickinson compares the human body to a "frugal chariot." This says that the body confines and limits the soul, and books are the only way our souls can drift away into our imaginations.
