I heard a fly buzz when i died questions

English 1B & 110 Mark Harrison I heard a Fly buzz — when I died — Emily Dickinson ➢ Use this assignment sheet as a template and write a paragraph of five or more sentences in response to each prompt. ➢ Write your response in the color of your choice, as long as it isn’t too light and hard to read, such as yellow. ➢ Use your own words to respond to each question. Do NOT quote or paraphrase sources from the internet. ➢ Leave a blank line between the question and the response. Leave a blank line after your response and before the next question. ➢ Upload to the appropriate folder on turnitin.com 1. The opening stanza reads: I heard a Fly buzz - when I died The Stillness in the Room Was like the Stillness in the Air Between the Heaves of Storm What’s the scene? What’s happening to the speaker? What does Dickinson mean by “Heaves of Storm”? 2. The second stanza reads: The Eyes around - had wrung them dry And Breaths were gathering firm For that last Onset - when the King Be witnessed - in the Room Describe the scene. Whose “Eyes” and “Breaths” is Dickinson talking about? What is “that last Onset”? Who is “the King”? 3. The third stanza reads: I willed my Keepsakes - Signed away What portion of me be Assignable - and then it was There interposed a Fly – English 1B & 110 Mark Harrison What does she mean by “Keepsakes”? What does she mean by “What portion of me be / Assignable - ”? 4. The final stanza reads: With Blue - uncertain - stumbling Buzz Between the light - and me And then the Windows failed - and then I could not see to see Describe how you see the fly. What does “Blue – uncertain- stumbling Buzz” look and sound like? What are some connotations of “Blue” that are relevant to the poem? What does Dickinson mean by “the Windows failed”? The final line is an odd construction. Why doesn’t Dickinson simple write, “I could not see”? Why does she add “to see”? 5. What do you think a fly is doing in this poem? What might the fly symbolize? What do we associate flies with that’s relevant to the poem? 6. Is this a “religious” poem? Does this poem advocate for life after death? If so, how so? If not, how not? ...