Emily Dickinson writes how she was too busy, and could not slow down for death, but death "kindly" stopped for her. ... Dickinson finishes the poem by ending her carriage ride. ... In I Heard A Fly Buzz-When I Died, the poem begins and ends on a note of obliteration and overwhelming darkness, accompanied only by the sound of the buzzing fly. ... Emily Dickinson's poems, "Because I Could Not Stop For Death" and "I Heard A Fly Buzz-When I Died," are both about one of life's few certainties; death. Although Emily Dickinson wrote both poems, their ideas about what lies after death diff...

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In "I heard a Fly buzz-; Emily Dickinson expresses to her readers about the emotional instability she feels while on her deathbed. ... It is easiest to understand how the poem (and her death) unfolds by reviewing the poem stanza by stanza. ... Dickinson herself. ... Dickinson and the anticipation of her death. ... It is also important to note that the light is more than just the physical sense, it is also defining her life. ...

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Our last example, "The Soul Selects Her Own Society", Emily Dickinson displays her thoughts and inner feelings about a persons soul. Imagery plays an important role in this particular poem. ... Dickinson paints a very clear picture with her vivid examples of the selectiveness of the soul. ... Emily writes " she notes the Chariots-pausing-at her low Gate-"(1076), the capitalization of chariots represents the nobility that is associated with the word. ... Dickinson stresses the words "Valves" and "Stone" to reinforce the idea that her soul is a force that is as unchangeable as stone. ...

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Theme: The poem deals, among other things, with the relationship between nature and humanity. ... She is a presence in the poem from line 2, but we don't find out much about her as the focus is on the bird. ... Note the way the bird is presented - beautiful in its appearance ("Velvet Head") and flight ("rowed him softer home"), courteous (or is it fear?) ... It exists in the poem as a real bird that the poet sees, but does it stand for anything else? ... Both poems show her interest in the Conclusion The sounds in the final lines are much softer and sibilant. ...

• Word Count: 605
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• Grade Level: High School