"I'm Nobody! Who are you?"

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 June-
To an admiring Bog!


Analysis:

In "I'm Nobody! Who are you?" the speaker, who probably is Emily herself, clearly has a feeling of being non-existent, and asks the reader if he/she feels the same. The speaker suggests being Nobody is better than being Somebody, which she describes as "dreary". I thought about that this poem might be based on Dickinson's feeling of her situation in the society. How she went from nothing to work herself up to become a published poet. However, she might went through some failures and had to work hard to get from Nobody to Somebody, but then realizing that being Somebody was not as satisfying as she thought it would be. With a light tone, childish voice and an invitation to the reader she creates a more playful and happy poem.