What is the meaning of the poem I felt a funeral in my brain?
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Correspondingly, what is the theme of the poem I felt a funeral in my brain?
A theme of this poem is mental suffering. The image of a funeral taking place in one's brain is an image of mental trauma. In this poem, the narrator is not simply imagining a funeral that she is viewing and hearing from a distance: it feels, literally, as if a funeral is occurring in her head, on her brain.
Furthermore, how does Dickinson use capitalization in I felt a funeral in my brain? Dickinson uses capital letters for the words she wishes to personify as if they were proper nouns, actual beings. The Funeral is capitalized because it is as if it is a separate being that she is encountering.
Thereof, is I felt a funeral in my brain a lyric poem?
Emily Dickinson The meter is iambic. It is a lyric poem (dramatic lyric) because of the emotion that is expressed as well as the speaker expressing their state of mind, feelings, and perceptions.
Who wrote I felt a funeral in my brain?
Emily Dickinson