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Question #4: What figures of speech are used? How do they contribute to the tone and meaning of the poem? (Kaylin Osborn)

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Question #4: What figures of speech are used? How do they contribute to the tone and meaning of the poem? (Kaylin Osborn)

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The author, Emily Dickinson, uses a lot of figures of speech throughout the poem. The first line of the poem is an example of paradox; "I heard a Fly buzz- when I died-" This line of the poem is contradictory to itself because she is saying how she can hear the buzzing of a fly, even after she is dead; even though when you die you cannot hear nor sense anything. In the second stanza, there is an example of personification. "The Eyes around - had wrung them dry -;" this quote is giving eyes the human ability to be wrung dry, showing us that so many tears have been cried that there are no more left to come. The final line of the poem, "I could not see to see-" is another example of paradox. The line from the poem is telling us that she had lost contact with the outside world and the person had finally died. These examples of figures of speech help contribute with the meaning and tone of the poem because it adds more depth and detail to what the poem is trying to tell us.

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Question #5: Are there any symbols? What do they mean? Are they universal symbols or do they arise from the context of this poem? (Kaylin Osborn)

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Question #5: Are there any symbols? What do they mean? Are they universal symbols or do they arise from the context of this poem? (Kaylin Osborn)

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The symbol of the poem is the fly. The story of the poem is someone who is about to die being surrounded by their loved ones trying to have a peaceful death. However, the fly comes in and disrupts the memorable moment for everyone. The last stanza of the poem, "With Blue - uncertain -stumbling Buzz -Between the light - and me -And then the Windows failed - and then I could not see to see -" uses great imagery of how the person lying on their death bed saw the "light" and as they were about to pass, the fly came between them and the light. This fly could symbolize many different things based on how you interpret the text. The fly was the last thing that the person saw before they passed, which is ironic because the last think you want to see would be a loved one or something that makes you happy, not a natty fly that gets in the way of everything.

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Question #1 What is the poems tone? Which words revel this tone? Is the poem ironic?( Kyle Nguyen)

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Question #1 What is the poems tone? Which words revel this tone? Is the poem ironic?( Kyle Nguyen)

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This poem's tone, in my opinion, is dark and dreary. "I heard a fly buzz when I died," for example, is a statement that expresses this tone. The speaker expects a nice and quiet death, but is unfortunately disturbed by a buzzing fly in the room.

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Question #6 What is the theme (the central idea) of this poem? Can you state it in a single sentence? Elaborate on your idea(kyle nguyen)

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Question #6 What is the theme (the central idea) of this poem? Can you state it in a single sentence? Elaborate on your idea(kyle nguyen)

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The main theme of the poem "I heard a Fly buzz when I died is fatality. Dickinson utilizes the poem to go into a variety of topics related to death. She considers how it could feel, how it usually occurs, what we expect from it, and so on. She considers the concept from a variety of perspectives, including before, during, and after death. She wants us to look at death different.