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“I Heard a Fly Buzz – When I Died –”

“I Heard a Fly Buzz – When I Died –”. Emily Dickinson. Emily Dickinson. Born: 1830 Died: 1886 Born in Amherst, Massachusetts Family educated and political Energetic child Separated herself from others Refused to leave house Obsessed with writing 7 poems published during life.

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“I Heard a Fly Buzz – When I Died –”

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  1. “I Heard a Fly Buzz – When I Died –” Emily Dickinson

  2. Emily Dickinson • Born: 1830 Died: 1886 • Born in Amherst, Massachusetts • Family educated and political • Energetic child • Separated herself from others • Refused to leave house • Obsessed with writing • 7 poems published during life

  3. Dickinson’s Poetry • Many about death • Wrote 1,775 poems • Sent four to Thomas Higginson, a critic • Odd punctuation • Uneven meter and rhyme

  4. I Heard a Fly Buzz – When I Died – • Speaker on brink of death: Between the light – and me – • Fly = Death • Dies in last two lines: And then the Windows failed – and then I could not see to see –

  5. I Heard a Fly Buzz – When I Died – • “The eyes around – had wrung them dry –” • Gathered people crying • King = God • “I willed my Keepsakes” • Made a will • Prepared

  6. Overall Message • Describes what happens at death • Death like a fly • Death still present despite her will • “And then the Windows failed – and then/ I could not see to see –”

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