Synyster Fence
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here's the poem that i've struggling forever with and the questions
please i need the help!
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 --
The Eyes around -- had wrung them dry --
And breaths were gathering firm
For that last Onset -- when the King
Be witnessed -- in the Room --
I willed my Keepsakes -- Signed away
What portion of me be
Assignable -- and then it was
There interposed a Fly --
With Blue -- uncertain stumbling Buzz --
Between the light -- and me --
And then the Windows failed -- and then
I could not see to see --
5) Where is the poem set?
A. in a hospital
B. at someone's deathbed
C. on a cattle ranch
D. in a cemetery
E. at a church
6) What does Dickinson mean by "windows failed" in the final stanza?
A. Having died, her eyes stopped functioning.
B. The window the fly came in was closed by the nurse.
C. The fly managed to escape through the bedroom window.
D. The crowd around her deathbed blocked out the window.
E. She asked to have the window opened, but it was stubborn
7) Considering the subject of the poem, why did Dickinson use the ballad stanza poetic form?
A. The ballad stanza helps her convey the religious significance of her death.
B. Dickinson was so depressed all the time, she enjoyed singing about her own death.
C. The ballad stanza reflects her desire to write songs.
D. The short lines of the ballad stanza project the ironic tone she intends.
E. The ballad stanza has long and pensive lines which give dignity to death
8) From the imagery of the poem, we can conclude that Dickinson _____.
A. had never witnessed someone die before
B. rarely had thoughts about dying
C. had a phobia about flies
D. had a deathbed experience
E. wrote this poem after she had died
PLEASE AND THANKS!!
please i need the help!
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 --
The Eyes around -- had wrung them dry --
And breaths were gathering firm
For that last Onset -- when the King
Be witnessed -- in the Room --
I willed my Keepsakes -- Signed away
What portion of me be
Assignable -- and then it was
There interposed a Fly --
With Blue -- uncertain stumbling Buzz --
Between the light -- and me --
And then the Windows failed -- and then
I could not see to see --
5) Where is the poem set?
A. in a hospital
B. at someone's deathbed
C. on a cattle ranch
D. in a cemetery
E. at a church
6) What does Dickinson mean by "windows failed" in the final stanza?
A. Having died, her eyes stopped functioning.
B. The window the fly came in was closed by the nurse.
C. The fly managed to escape through the bedroom window.
D. The crowd around her deathbed blocked out the window.
E. She asked to have the window opened, but it was stubborn
7) Considering the subject of the poem, why did Dickinson use the ballad stanza poetic form?
A. The ballad stanza helps her convey the religious significance of her death.
B. Dickinson was so depressed all the time, she enjoyed singing about her own death.
C. The ballad stanza reflects her desire to write songs.
D. The short lines of the ballad stanza project the ironic tone she intends.
E. The ballad stanza has long and pensive lines which give dignity to death
8) From the imagery of the poem, we can conclude that Dickinson _____.
A. had never witnessed someone die before
B. rarely had thoughts about dying
C. had a phobia about flies
D. had a deathbed experience
E. wrote this poem after she had died
PLEASE AND THANKS!!