Funeral

I found the poem "I Felt a Funeral, in my Head" by Emily Dickinson very interesting. In this poem, Dicksinson metaphorically describes a mental breakdown in which her logic collapses. The poem is a metaphor of a funeral procession. An example of a detail that represents a funeral is when she says "I heard them lift a box." This phrase means a casket is being lifted by pallbearers. Dickinson's logic is being put to rest in her mind. Her imagery is also very vivid to hearing. She speaks of hearing a "creak" and bells beginning to toll. There is a funeral procession being played out in her mind.