1. I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died by Emily Dickenson
Along with the irregularity of the rhythm, the consonance of s sound of Stillness, Heaves, and Storm bring up the contrast between the fly and the room and what each of them might symbolize. ... The rhythm of "For the Last Onset "(line 7) goes away from regular iambic to a spondee following a pyrrhic. ... The last line is important as well since the rhythm goes pyrrhic spondee iamb, and the irregularity notifies us the message that the line bears. ...
- Word Count: 874
- Approx Pages: 3
- Grade Level: High School