Which characteristic of Emily Dickinson’s writing style is evident in this poem?
a. the deliberate use of archaic language and line-bound syntax
b. natural language, sparse punctuation, and patterned verse
c. the frequent addition of phrases offset by dashes
d. a varying rhyme scheme and dramatic monologue
I Heard a Fly Buzz
by Emily Dickinson
I heard a Fly buzz – when I died –
The Stillness in the Room
Was like the Stillness in the Air –
Between the Heaves of Storm –
The Eyes around – had wrung them dry –
And Breaths were gathering firm
For that last Onset – when the King
Be witnessed – in the Room –
I willed my Keepsakes – Signed away
What portions of me be
Assignable – and then it was
There interposed a Fly –
With Blue – uncertain stumbling Buzz –
Between the light – and me –
And then the Windows failed – and then
I could not see to see –
