I felt a Funeral, in my Brain (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Author of 'I felt a Funeral, in my Brain'
Author of 'I felt a Funeral, in my Brain'
Emily Dickinson
Main metaphor in the poem
Main metaphor in the poem
Funeral representing mental breakdown/descent into madness
'Sense was breaking through' meaning
'Sense was breaking through' meaning
Rational mind struggling under pressure
Drum beating symbolism
Drum beating symbolism
Relentless & overwhelming nature of mental anguish
What 'Box' represents
What 'Box' represents
Coffin/weight & burden of mental state
'Boots of Lead' symbolism
'Boots of Lead' symbolism
Heaviness, oppression, unbearable weight
'Plank in Reason, broke' represents
'Plank in Reason, broke' represents
Complete collapse of rational mind
'Finished knowing' meaning
'Finished knowing' meaning
End of rational thought & awareness
Central theme of poem
Central theme of poem
Mental anguish & descent into madness
'Wrecked, solitary, here' shows
'Wrecked, solitary, here' shows
Profound sense of isolation & despair
Funeral imagery meaning
Funeral imagery meaning
Gradual death of speaker's sanity
Purpose of repetition ('treading-treading')
Purpose of repetition ('treading-treading')
Emphasises relentless nature of mental torment
Enjambment effect in poem
Enjambment effect in poem
Reflects continuous unbroken nature of anguish
Purpose of dashes
Purpose of dashes
Creates fragmented feeling, mirrors mental instability
'Heavens were a Bell, Being but an Ear' meaning
'Heavens were a Bell, Being but an Ear' meaning
Vast resonant emptiness, overwhelming isolation