Analysis of Emily Dickinson's Poem "I Heard a Fly Buzz - When I Died"

Analyzing the Poem, ‘I Heard a Fly Buzz - When I Died’ by Emily Dickinson
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Analyzing ‘I heard a Fly buzz - when I died,'
The Literal Scenario of a poem is what is happening on the literal level. It is the situation being described in the poem. In this case, this paper will analyze the situation being described in ‘I heard a Fly Buzz.''First, the poem analyses the persona’s death, what things happen when she is in that lifeless state. The silence and quiet she experiences in the room she is in, as captured in the line ‘’ The Stillness in the Room, Was like the Stillness in the Air.’’The sadness and sombre mood in the room, from sadness caused by her demise, and those in it, including a King who had gone to pay homage. She juxtaposes the fly’s presence to her life flying away with the insect through the window; in essence, the fly’s presence is a symb...