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I heard a Fly buzz - when I died -

The Stillness in the Room

Was like the Stillness in the Air -

Between the Heaves of Storm -

The Eyes around - had wrung them dry -

And Breaths were gathering firm

For that last Onset - when the King

Be witnessed - in the Room -

I willed my Keepsakes - Signed away

What portion of me be

Assignable - and then it was

There interposed a Fly -

With Blue - uncertain - stumbling Buzz -

Between the light - and me -

And then the Windows failed - and then

I could not see to see -

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I heard a Fly buzz-when I died- Emily Dickinson (Dianna) What is the poem’s tone? Which words reveal this tone? Is the poem ironic?

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I heard a Fly buzz-when I died- Emily Dickinson (Dianna) What is the poem’s tone? Which words reveal this tone? Is the poem ironic?

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1. The poem has a darker themed tone. "The stillness in the room was like stillness in the air." The story implies death and what happens with the things you leave behind after death. "I willed my keepsakes- signed away." No, the poem is not ironic.

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I heard a Fly buzz-when I died- (Dianna) What images does the poet use? How do the images relate to one another? Do these images form a unified pattern (a motif) throughout the poem?

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I heard a Fly buzz-when I died- (Dianna) What images does the poet use? How do the images relate to one another? Do these images form a unified pattern (a motif) throughout the poem?

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3. Emily uses different imagery. Her first comparison was on peoples eyes. "The eyes around- had wrung them dry." They probably cried so much after the persons death. And when she talked about keepsakes as being a part of the person who died, like a last reminder or object that once belonged to the deceased. "I willed by keepsakes-Signed away, what portion of me attainable." A literal image of what was left of them to be remembered.

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I heard a Fly buzz when I died (Kaden)           What figures of speech are used? How do they contribute to the tone and meaning of the poem?

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I heard a Fly buzz when I died (Kaden)           What figures of speech are used? How do they contribute to the tone and meaning of the poem?

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4. The figure of speech that's been used in the story are Oxymoron and personification. These can relate to the tone and the poem since it shows her dying in a peaceful way. This quote here "Was like the Stillness in the Air" is one of those examples of dying peacefully.

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I heard a Fly buzz when I died by Emily Dickinson (Kaden) What is the theme (the central idea) of this poem? Can you state it in a single sentence? Elaborate on your idea.

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I heard a Fly buzz when I died by Emily Dickinson (Kaden) What is the theme (the central idea) of this poem? Can you state it in a single sentence? Elaborate on your idea.

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6. The theme of this poem is death and acceptance. She's been able to accept her fate and decides to embrace it. "My life closed twice before its close". This shows that she was able to accept her fate.