The speaker in this poem may be experiencing a spell of falling into madness or mental disease because of phrases used most specifically "And then Plank in Reason, broke, and I dropped down, and down," (Dickinson, 776). The saddest part of this story is that the phrase above implies that the speaker is aware of their downfall. They are experiencing the emotions and sentiments involved with experiencing a death or loss. But in this case, the death is their own. As the speaker admits to themselves, "My Mind was going numb," (Dickinson, 776).
Thursday, November 1, 2012
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain by Emily Dickinson
The speaker in this poem may be experiencing a spell of falling into madness or mental disease because of phrases used most specifically "And then Plank in Reason, broke, and I dropped down, and down," (Dickinson, 776). The saddest part of this story is that the phrase above implies that the speaker is aware of their downfall. They are experiencing the emotions and sentiments involved with experiencing a death or loss. But in this case, the death is their own. As the speaker admits to themselves, "My Mind was going numb," (Dickinson, 776).
The speaker in this poem may be experiencing a spell of falling into madness or mental disease because of phrases used most specifically "And then Plank in Reason, broke, and I dropped down, and down," (Dickinson, 776). The saddest part of this story is that the phrase above implies that the speaker is aware of their downfall. They are experiencing the emotions and sentiments involved with experiencing a death or loss. But in this case, the death is their own. As the speaker admits to themselves, "My Mind was going numb," (Dickinson, 776).
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