Lyric Poem · Inspirational
There is no Frigate like a Book
by Emily Dickinson · 1896
To take us lands away,
Nor any coursers like a page
Of prancing poetry.
This traverse may the poorest take
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Quick facts
- Poem
- There is no Frigate like a Book
- Poet
- Emily Dickinson
- Published
- 1896
- Length
- 4 lines
- Form
- Lyric Poem, Short Poems
- Themes
- Inspirational, Dreams & Sleep, Short
Craft notes
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- Shape
- 4 lines · one 4-line stanza
- End rhyme
- No regular perfect end rhyme. The poem may still be using slant rhyme, assonance, or internal echo, which this check does not score.
- Line length
- Lines run 6-8 syllables (median 8), consistent with tetrameter. No single length dominates, which is normal once elision and contraction are in play.
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- Author record
- Emily Dickinson1830–1886
- Source record
- WikisourceThere is no Frigate like a Book by emily-dickinson, Wikisource transcription
- Display decision
- Full text · United States · reviewed 2026-07-18
- Publication record
- 1896
- Text fingerprint
- SHA-256 c83880c11bd6ab09…
- Editorial handling
- Whitespace and stanza breaks normalized for web display; no material wording change recorded.
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