The statement that best sums up the meaning of the poem is "The poet believes that unimportant people are like frogs that never stop croaking." This reflects the poem's theme of valuing anonymity and the idea that being a "somebody" involves a burdensome public persona, much like a frog that constantly calls attention to itself.
I’m nobody. Who are you?
Are you nobody, too?
Then there’s a pair of us – don’t tell!
They’d banish us, you know.
How dreary to be somebody!
How public, like a frog
To tell your name the livelong day
To an admiring bog!
–“I’m Nobody. Who Are You?”
Emily Dickinson
Which statement best sums up the meaning of the poem?
The poet wishes for fame.
The poet praises the common man.
The poet states that being a “nobody” is a terrible thing to be.
The poet believes that unimportant people are like frogs that never stop croaking.
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