I'm nobody! who are you? " by emily dickinson 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! the use of the phrase admiring bog reveals the poet thinks that being well known is a) unpleasant because everyone pays attention to what you do b) challenging because it can be hard to know everyone well c) nice because people want to be with you and you d) rewarding because others look up to you as an example

Directions: in 2 - 3 paragraphs respond to mack's idea about the "interplay of life and literature" in lines 92 - 100 in " why read shakespeare". 1. explain what it means to say that finding meaning in shakespeare "is a sort of proving ground for finding beauty and meaning in life". provide reasons that support your claim. 2. explain which is more important - that literature teaches readers about life or that understanding life readers understand literature. identify examples from literature you have read. 3. summarize your view of the interplay between literature and your own lives, explaining whether you see a connection or not and why.