Emily Dickinson’s poem
“I heard a fly buzz when I died”. I heard a fly buzz when I died/Emily Dickinson
Choose one of the following topics:
• Narrator’s state of mind.
• The meaning of the fly.
• The contrast between the narrator’s expectations of death and reality
In about 500 words, write an interpretation of the poem. Review the methods from How to Analyze Poetry* and the ideas from the Romanticism material in the module.