Question

I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died

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 portions 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 –

1. Locate a slant rhyme?
2. In "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-," why is there a stillness in the room?
3.What word creates slant rhyme in " I heard a fly buzz"
4. Write a general statement about Dickinson's view about the infinite.
5. What is the meaning of "interposed"?
6.What is the meaning of "Onset"?

Answer 1

Answer: I heard a Fly buzz – when I died – The Stillness in the RoomWas like the Stillness in the Air – Between the Heaves of Storm – The Eyes around – had wrung them dry –

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