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.

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 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.