I-Heard-a-Fly-Buzz---When-I-Died.-Dickenson

IHeardaFlyBuzz---WhenIDied文学体裁narrativepoetry，lyricpoetryThepoememploysallofDickinson’sformalpatterns:trimeterandtetrameteriambiclines(fourstressesinthefirstandthirdlinesofeachstanza,threeinthesecondandfourth,apatternDickinsonfollowsathermostformal);rhythmicinsertionofthelongdashtointerruptthemeter;andanABCBrhymescheme.Interestingly,alltherhymesbeforethefinalstanzaarehalf-rhymes(Room/Storm,firm/Room,be/Fly),whileonlytherhymeinthefinalstanzaisafullrhyme(me/see).Dickinsonusesthistechniquetobuildtension;asenseoftruecompletioncomesonlywiththespeaker’sdeath.语言风格A.pessimismandtragictoneofherpoemsB.Careaboutdeathandimmortality(1/3ofallherpoemstalkedaboutthesetwothemes.)C.exploringhuman’sinnerworld(psychologicaldescriptioninherpoems)D.originalimagesE.directandplainlanguageF.greatinfluenceontheImagistMovementinthe20thcentury主题：ThethemeofthepoemIheardaflybuzzwhenIdiedwrittenbyEmilyDickensonistheexplorationofdeath.TherewasneitherstronglightnormuchnoisewhenIdied,onlyaflybuzzing.Thepoetthoughtthatdeathwasinevitable,painlessandnaturalandassertedthatdeathmeanteternitybecausepeoplewouldgetanotherlivingaftertheyhavepassedit.Inthispoem,thepoetwroteaboutdeathinacalmtonewithconcisenarrative.Shesuggestedthatpeopleshouldunderstanddeath,whichwasamust-be-crossedbridge,leadingustoeternallife.Thus,peopleshouldleavetheworldpeacefully,painlesslyandthoroughlywithoutsorrowwhentheydie.theauthormainlytalksaboutthementaldistractioncausedbyirrelevantdetailsatthemostcriticalmoment—themomentofdeath.Ontherightsecond,sheseesaflyandhearsitsstumblingbuzz,whichalsoshowshernotwillingnesstoleavetheworldandhereagernesstolive.Spiritualityisanotherthemethat’slurkingaroundtheedges.IHeardaFlyBuzzWhenIDieddealswithdeathandwhatcomesafter,andthespeakerherselfisdead.Becauseofthat,weprettymuchneedsomespiritualframeworktodealwithwhat’sgoingonhere.Dickinsondoesn’tcomeoutandsaywhathappensafterdeath,butwithallthistalkabouttheKing,andthefinalOnset,andsoforth,itdefinitelyhastobeonourminds流派：RealismAppreciation：Imageofafly:strange,original;multiplemeaning;a.tosuggestthestillnessandhencethesadness;b.tosymbolizeherlasttouchwiththehumanworld;c.Alsotorelatetoadecayingcorpse.d.mayindicate“freeflying”.e.Theflyisoflittleimportance---implyingperhapsthatdeathisnotimportant.Analysis：InEmilyDickinson'spoemIHeardaFlyBuzz-WhenIDied,thefeelingofdeathbeingpresentintheroomistheoveralltone.Thetieinbetweendeathandthefliespersistentbuzzingisonethatmustbelookedatveryclosely.Thebuzzingisnotsomethingthattheaveragelivingpersonwouldnoticebutundertheparticularcircumstances,eventhesmallestofdetailsbecomenoticeableasamandies.Asthevoiceinthepoemispaintingthepictureofafuneral,thereaderbecomesmoreintonedtotheideaofdeaththroughtheusethefigurativelanguageandsymbolswhenthevoicespeaksaboutthemournerswhohavegathered,thesoundofafliesbuzz,andtheclosingofthewindow.WithinthepoemDickinsonusesfigurativelanguagetoherfulladvantage,usingittoassistherinpaintingthepictureoftherebeingasadmomentintimesuccessfully.Theusageofthepasttensewhensettingthescenewhereallthepeoplewerestandingaroundgrievingwasdoneexcellentthroughthechooseofwords.Whenusingthewordwrungithelpstosuggestthatthegrievingisoverfornow,anditisnowtimetotakecontrolovertheirbreathingandmoveon.Alsowhenthevoiceisspeakingofdieing,deathisreferredtosigningawaywhathewouldhavelefttogiveofwhatatleastbeworthgivingaway.Theusage,bothplacementandnumberoftimesused,ofthefliesbuzzingwasverycriticalitselfwithinthepoem.IfDickinsonweretousethesymboltoomuchitwouldtakeawayfromthemomentoffocusingondeathandcausepeopletothinkmoreaboutthefly.ThefliesbuzzIfellisinthetextbecauseitissomethingapersonwouldunderanormalsituationwouldignore,butwhenyouaredieingyoubecomemoreintouchwithyoursenses.Thesenseofhearingisthelastoneofthefivesensesapersonwilllooseastheprocessofdieingcomestoacloser,asinthispoem.Theideaofawindowbeingclosedisverysymbolicinthispoem,ofaperson'slifecomingtoanend.Whenthewindowshutsitcutsoffallthelighttotheperson'seyes,andthereforetheideaofdeathisbeingused.Thewindowinthiscasemayverywellnotevenbeaglasswindowapersonwouldlookout,yetinsteadthelidtothecoffinthisindividualwaslyingin.WitherornothowDickinsonportrayalofdeathisrealisticornot,sheisabletoachieveitthroughthegrammaticalchoosesshemakes.Bythewordsshehaschosentousealongwiththemodifiersthereisonlyacoupleofdifferentwaystointerpretthispoem,buttheideaofdeathwouldhavetobeinanyoneinterpretation.ThispoemmademefeelalmostasenseofgrievingwhenIclosedthebookscovertothewords.theauthoraddedthislittlecreaturesfliesanddilutedwithhorrorofdeath,sothatdeathbecomesblandornopain.andthislackofcoordinationandfunnymadepeoplefeelabsurdandmeaninglessoflife.《我昕到一只苍蝇嗡叫——当我死去》中，作者加入了苍蝇这一不起眼的小生灵稀释了死亡的恐怖与阴暗，使死亡变得平淡无奇甚至毫无痛觉。苍蝇的闯入以及“嗡嗡”叫声是毫无意义的．这就与意义重大的死亡构成了一种不协调．甚至是滑稽，而这种不协调与滑稽让人感到生命的荒诞与无谓。