However, in this essay I shall explore this in further depth by looking at three poems: "A dream", "A Birthday" and one of the many poems entitled "Song", beginning "When I am dead, my dearest." ... The description of the actual bodies of the dead birds is extremely poignant as the "snow-white plumage flecked with crimson drops" is noted. ... The second poem I shall explore is called "Song". ... The pleading tone of the speaker is complemented by her use of alliteration in line 2: "Sing no sad songs for me". She lists all the traditional acts executed after a death: " sad songs roses cypress- ...

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