Question

In this excerpt from Emily Dickinson's poem "Dying," what is the meaning of the word onset? 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— arrival beginning creation emergence

Answer 1

D

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Answer 2

This poem is rather numbered poem 465 because Emily Dickinson did not use to name her poems. It is a poem about the final moments of someone dying and the awareness of something trifle like a fly buzzing. In this excerpt she speaks of the people around the deathbed waiting for the final coming.

Question: In this excerpt from Emily Dickinson's poem "Dying," what is the meaning of the word onset?

Answer: D. emergence