Emily Dickinson. I felt a Funeral, in my Brain. I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,. And Mourners to and fro. Kept treading - treading - till it seemed. That Sense was breaking through -. And when they all were seated,. ID: 564033
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I felt a Funeral, in my Brain
Emily Dickinson
Slide2
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,And Mourners to and froKept treading - treading - till it seemedThat Sense was breaking through -And when they all were seated,A Service, like a Drum -Kept beating - beating - till I thoughtMy mind was going numb - And then I heard them lift a BoxAnd creak across my SoulWith those same Boots of Lead, again,Then Space - began to toll,
As all the Heavens were a Bell,
And Being, but an Ear,
And I, and Silence, some strange Race,
Wrecked, solitary, here -
And then a Plank in Reason, broke,
And I dropped down, and down -
And hit a World, at every plunge,
And Finished knowing - then -
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Stanza One
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,And Mourners to and froKept treading - treading - till it seemedThat Sense was breaking through -
Deeper Meaning:
The narrator might be feeling some sort of pain going on in their head whether it might be literal pain or have something going on in their life.
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Stanza Two
And when they all were seated,A Service, like a Drum -Kept beating - beating - till I thoughtMy mind was going numb -
Deeper Meaning:
Maybe the narrator's heart was beating or in pain causing her mind to be all over the place or could literally be “numb”.
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Stanza Three
And then I heard them lift a BoxAnd creak across my SoulWith those same Boots of Lead, again,Then Space - began to toll,
Deeper Meaning:
Something heavy resting upon her chest or “soul”, maybe the grasp of death. A lot of casualties or deaths.
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Stanza Four
As all the Heavens were a Bell,And Being, but an Ear,And I, and Silence, some strange Race,Wrecked, solitary, here -
Deeper Meaning:
Started to hear heaven like they were going there, but also felt like they were alone.
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Stanza Six
And then a Plank in Reason, broke,And I dropped down, and down -And hit a World, at every plunge,And Finished knowing - then -
Deeper Meaning:
Walking upon a thin line and it broke and they fell somewhere undetermined, maybe for the reader to conclude?
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The Ending
The reader must guess where the ending leads too…
The heaven of well-being
The hell of continued mental pain or suffering
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Scansion and Rhythms
- / - / - / - /
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,
(Iambic Tetrameter)
- / - / - /
And Mourners to and fro
(Iambic Trimeter)
- / - / - / - /
Kept treading - treading - till it seemed
(Iambic Tetrameter)
- / - / - /
That Sense was breaking through -
(Iambic Trimeter)
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Scansion and Rhythms cont.
Every 1st and 3rd line in each stanza is Iambic Tetrameter
Every 2nd and 4th line in each stanza is Iambic Trimeter
Continues throughout the whole poem, no changes
Notice all the random capital letters
Rhyming in every paragraph but first and last
Slide11
The Major Themes or Ideas
The major meaning of this poem I believe is there is a blend between physical and mental pain and only you can decide or interpret what or how it will affect you.
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Presentations text content in I felt a Funeral, in my Brain
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain
Emily Dickinson
Slide2I felt a Funeral, in my Brain
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,And Mourners to and froKept treading - treading - till it seemedThat Sense was breaking through -And when they all were seated,A Service, like a Drum -Kept beating - beating - till I thoughtMy mind was going numb - And then I heard them lift a BoxAnd creak across my SoulWith those same Boots of Lead, again,Then Space - began to toll,
As all the Heavens were a Bell,
And Being, but an Ear,
And I, and Silence, some strange Race,
Wrecked, solitary, here -
And then a Plank in Reason, broke,
And I dropped down, and down -
And hit a World, at every plunge,
And Finished knowing - then -
Slide3Stanza One
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,And Mourners to and froKept treading - treading - till it seemedThat Sense was breaking through -
Deeper Meaning:
The narrator might be feeling some sort of pain going on in their head whether it might be literal pain or have something going on in their life.
Slide4Stanza Two
And when they all were seated,A Service, like a Drum -Kept beating - beating - till I thoughtMy mind was going numb -
Deeper Meaning:
Maybe the narrator's heart was beating or in pain causing her mind to be all over the place or could literally be “numb”.
Slide5Stanza Three
And then I heard them lift a BoxAnd creak across my SoulWith those same Boots of Lead, again,Then Space - began to toll,
Deeper Meaning:
Something heavy resting upon her chest or “soul”, maybe the grasp of death. A lot of casualties or deaths.
Slide6Stanza Four
As all the Heavens were a Bell,And Being, but an Ear,And I, and Silence, some strange Race,Wrecked, solitary, here -
Deeper Meaning:
Started to hear heaven like they were going there, but also felt like they were alone.
Slide7Stanza Six
And then a Plank in Reason, broke,And I dropped down, and down -And hit a World, at every plunge,And Finished knowing - then -
Deeper Meaning:
Walking upon a thin line and it broke and they fell somewhere undetermined, maybe for the reader to conclude?
Slide8The Ending
The reader must guess where the ending leads too…
The heaven of well-being
The hell of continued mental pain or suffering
Slide9Scansion and Rhythms
- / - / - / - /
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,
(Iambic Tetrameter)
- / - / - /
And Mourners to and fro
(Iambic Trimeter)
- / - / - / - /
Kept treading - treading - till it seemed
(Iambic Tetrameter)
- / - / - /
That Sense was breaking through -
(Iambic Trimeter)
Slide10Scansion and Rhythms cont.
Every 1st and 3rd line in each stanza is Iambic Tetrameter
Every 2nd and 4th line in each stanza is Iambic Trimeter
Continues throughout the whole poem, no changes
Notice all the random capital letters
Rhyming in every paragraph but first and last
Slide11The Major Themes or Ideas
The major meaning of this poem I believe is there is a blend between physical and mental pain and only you can decide or interpret what or how it will affect you.