After great pain, a formal feeling comes (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards

Numbness & detachment after intense emotional suffering

Stiffness, detachment, ceremonious state after pain

Numb, lifeless, still like a graveyard

Heavy, oppressive burden of emotional pain

Chill, then Stupor, then letting go

Emotional numbness & detachment

Body moves automatically, wooden way, devoid of feeling

Emotional paralysis, lifeless unresponsive state

Metaphor (nerves to tombs)

Create pauses, reflect disjointed emotional state

Heaviness, immobility, oppression

Near-unconsciousness, dazed, insensible state

Emily Dickinson