I Felt a Funeral in My Brain
by Emily Dickinson
1. What is funeral?
Ans: Funeral is a religious ceremony for burying or burning the body of a dead person.
2. What do the mourners do when the funeral service is over?
Ans: When the funeral service is over the mourners lift a box. The box here is actually the coffin of the poet.
3. Where is the ‘funeral’ taking place?
Ans: The funeral is taking place inside the brain of the poet.
4. What is Dickinson's attitude towards death?
Ans: Dickinson’s attitude towards death is positive because she thinks that death is the gateway to immortality.
5. What is the funeral service like, as the poet feels?
Ans: As the poet feels, the funeral service is like the performance of stamp.
6. What does the poet hear when the mourners lift a box in "I felt a funeral in my brain"?
Ans: When the mourners lift a box in "I Felt a Funeral in my Brain", the poet hears a creak across her soul.
7. Why do the funeral service like, as the poet feels?
Ans: The funeral service is like the beating of a drum.
8. What does 'soul' refer to in I Felt a Funeral in My Brain?
Ans: 'Soul' in I Felt a Funeral in My Brain refers to the entire existence of the poet.
9. Whom did Dickinson feel moving ‘to and fro’ in “I felt a funeral in my brain”? [NU 2015]
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10. What is Dickinson's idea about the soul?
Ans: According to Dickinson, soul is immortal, death cannot destroy the soul.
11. Why does the poet repeat the word “Treading”?
Ans: The poet repeats the word “treading” to convey the stress she feels on her nerves.
12. How does Dickinson accept death?
Ans: Dickinson accepts death heartily because she thinks that death is the gateway to immortality.
13. What does the poet hear when the mourners lift a box?
Ans: When the mourners lift a box, the poet hears a creak across her soul.
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