I think that there are several poems where Dickinson
reflects on death as if she is an active part in the events. I would say that "I Felt a
Funeral, in my Brain" contains a similar tone to "I hear a Fly Buzz," as does "After
Great Pain, a Formal Feeling Comes," "Twas like a Maelstrom, With a Notch" and "Because
I Could Not Stop for Death."
Death as a theme was explored
from many angles by Dickinson, and there are other poems which evaluate its effects from
a more distant perspective. These would include "I Like a Look of Agony," "The Last
Night that She Lived," "Death is the Supple Suitor" and of course "This World is not
Conclusion."
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