I Heard a fly buzz – when I died (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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Who is the author of 'I Heard a Fly Buzz - when I died'?
Who is the author of 'I Heard a Fly Buzz - when I died'?
Emily Dickinson
What does the speaker hear at the moment of death?
What does the speaker hear at the moment of death?
A fly buzz
What does the 'King' in the poem symbolise?
What does the 'King' in the poem symbolise?
God or death
What do the failing 'Windows' symbolise?
What do the failing 'Windows' symbolise?
The speaker's eyes closing
How is the poem structured?
How is the poem structured?
In quatrains
What is a key theme of the poem?
What is a key theme of the poem?
The mundanity & inevitability of death
What is the stillness in the room compared to?
What is the stillness in the room compared to?
Calm between heaves of storm
What state are the mourners' eyes in?
What state are the mourners' eyes in?
Wrung them dry
What has the speaker done with her keepsakes?
What has the speaker done with her keepsakes?
Willed them away
How is the fly's buzz described?
How is the fly's buzz described?
Blue, uncertain, stumbling
What is the effect of Dickinson's use of dashes?
What is the effect of Dickinson's use of dashes?
Creates pauses & disjointed thoughts
What does the fly's presence represent thematically?
What does the fly's presence represent thematically?
Intrusion of ordinary into profound