I Heard A Fly Buzz

Enter into the world of Emily Dickson's poems and one will find himself immersed into her descriptive, relatable and simple poems. Throughout her writings, the theme of death is commonly expressed. Emily Dickson lived in the time where medicine was rare, and death from sickness occurred frequently. From these facts she seemed to embrace death and not be afraid of it. This trait can be seen in her two famous poems, I heard a fly buzz and Because I cannot stop death. Even though the subject of both poems relate to death, they cover different aspects of death and describes them in different ways. I heard a Fly Buzz and Because I cannot stop death, differ in time-frame, vibe, and method of conveying a message.
Everyone has to face death one day. Some are afraid of it, others not as much. I heard a Fly Buzz and and Because I could not stop death, covers different moments that leads to death. I heard a Fly Buzz focuses on the moments before death, at one's deathbed. The author describes these short scenes with great detail, elaborating on the feelings of the people around the passing and the last words murmured by the dying. On the other hand, Because I could not stop death shows the
Few can say that the moments before death are joyful, and I heard a Fly Buzz conveys that. With the setting of the poem being the moments before death, the general feeling and atmosphere that the poem conveys is rather disheartening. From the simple things described such as friends abstaining from crying to the final close of the eyelid, I heard a Fly Buzz glows a sad tone. In contrast to Because I could not stop death, the theme seems lighter than it really is due to how the author seemed to have embraced death. Little resistance can be seen in this poem as the author seems to be at peace with her final resting place with immorality. Both poems convey death with contrasting