I+Heard+a+Fly+Buzz--when+I+died

Theme Statement: It is generally accepted that death is a big event, but Dickinson feels otherwise, as her view of death is less climactic.

S: C: L: I: F: T:
 * four stanzas
 * 16 lines
 * fixed/closed
 * end rhyme
 * dashed for emphasis
 * common/informal language
 * seclusion
 * death of parents
 * forcus on death
 * historical event- Civil War
 * between transendentalism and gothic
 * dashes to divided
 * repitition- "stillness" "see" "buzz" "fly"
 * paradox- death as a big or small event
 * sees- light, then nothing
 * hears- the fly buzzing
 * comparison of the fly and death
 * simile- "was like the stillness in the air"
 * dissapointed tone
 * sad but calm

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