I Heard a fly buzz – when I died (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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Who wrote 'I Heard a Fly Buzz – when I died'?
Who wrote 'I Heard a Fly Buzz – when I died'?
Emily Dickinson
What is the stillness in the room compared to in the first stanza?
What is the stillness in the room compared to in the first stanza?
Stillness between heaves of storm
What does the 'King' in the poem likely symbolise?
What does the 'King' in the poem likely symbolise?
God or death
What does the fly's presence at the moment of death primarily represent?
What does the fly's presence at the moment of death primarily represent?
Intrusion of ordinary into profound
In the third stanza, what has the speaker done before the fly appears?
In the third stanza, what has the speaker done before the fly appears?
Willed keepsakes and signed away items
What do the 'Windows' that 'failed' symbolise in the final stanza?
What do the 'Windows' that 'failed' symbolise in the final stanza?
Eyes closing in death
How is the fly's buzz described in the fourth stanza?
How is the fly's buzz described in the fourth stanza?
Blue, uncertain, stumbling
What is a key theme highlighting ordinary events intruding on significant moments?
What is a key theme highlighting ordinary events intruding on significant moments?
Mundanity and inevitability of death
What stylistic device creates pauses and reflects disjointed thoughts?
What stylistic device creates pauses and reflects disjointed thoughts?
Use of dashes
What is the poem's structure in terms of stanza form?
What is the poem's structure in terms of stanza form?
Quatrains with ABCB rhyme scheme
What had the mourners' eyes done according to the second stanza?
What had the mourners' eyes done according to the second stanza?
Wrung them dry
What key contrast does the poem explore?
What key contrast does the poem explore?
Solemnity of death vs trivial fly
What phrase is repeated to emphasise inevitable progression towards death?
What phrase is repeated to emphasise inevitable progression towards death?
And then