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I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died. Scott Riley.

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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I HEARD A FLY BUZZ- WHEN I DIED

POEM BY:EMILY DICKINSON/ SLIDESHOW BY:SCOTT RILEY
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MOOD

  • Melo
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THEME

  • Death
  • Stillness
  • Calmness
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TONE

  • Mysterious
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POETIC DEVICES

  • Onomatopoeia ("buzz")
  • Simile (line 3)
  • Alliteration (line 16)
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SUBJECT/MEANING

  • Death scene
  • It is about the stillness and feelings associated with death
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CONNECTION TO THE AUTHOR

  • Dickinson enjoyed writing very mysterious poems
  • She used chilling and quiet language
  • She was rarely found in public.
  • She was usually analyzing life and death and things in nature
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