analysis of emily dickinson wr

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…showed last 75 words of 1055 total…certain as she describes the process of her deterioration as it parallels the progression of a funeral procession. The idea of the funeral is very important in the reader's understanding the persona's deterioration. It provides imagery of how her mind slowly collapses until the end where " A Plank of Reason, broke, and I dropped down, and down-". The imagery of the box, the bell, and the music of the service, provide the images of the