I heard a Fly buzz – when I died –
I heard a Fly buzz – when I died –
by Emily Dickinson
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I heard a Fly buzz – when I died – Symbolism, Imagery & Wordplay

There’s more to a poem than meets the eye.

The Fly

OK, let’s get one thing out of the way. If you haven’t seen The Fly with Jeff Goldblum, you should probably go and rent it, because it’s awesome. We won’t give too much away...

The Storm

Dickinson works hard and fast to give us a sense of what the atmosphere is like in this room. She wants to build up a sense of how quiet, calm, and maybe stifling it is around this deathbed. Maybe...

The Eyes

We don’t actually get to see who else is in the room with the dying speaker, but she does help us out by telling us that there are "Eyes around." This helps us to fill in the blanks of the sc...

The King

This one is pretty mysterious. Someone or something is coming, and the speaker is waiting for him, or it, along with everyone around her. It has something to do with death, with the moment of cross...

The Windows

On a simple level, we think "Windows" is probably just a fancy way of saying "eyes." But it comes at a pretty important moment, and if she picked this specific image, we’re willing to bet she...