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Essay Instructions: The subject of the paper is Emily Dickinson and her obsession with death. Personal influences on her obsession and how it reflects her beliefs. The paper needs to be 5 pages with at least three sources. They must be credited sources from either a journal or periodical.. They cannot be from Wikepdia or other online information sites. Must reference the followinf poems.. "Because I could not stop for Death", "My Life had stood-a Loaded Gun-", and I felt a Funeral in my Brain"

Essay Instructions: This needs to be an essay specifically on Emily Dickinson's "I Felt a Funeral in My Brain." When citing the poem just refer to the line number. The thesis should be something along the lines of: The imagery, diction, and word choice of the poem reflect the narrator's continually intensifying mental confusion/breakdown. Something like that, but obviously much more eloquent. I wouldn't mind if the thesis was on something less obvious, on a different theme, as long as it analyzes the funeral imagery, repeating words, and word choice. Pay particular attention to the lat lines of each stanza: "that sense was breaking through"- breaking through what? "My mind was going numb" is another one- can one feel the mind go numb as one feel's one's feet go numb in cold weather? Then there's a line about space tolling. The most important line is the last one of the poem. It's not finished. There's a lot to say about that. The conclusion must be very concise and basically restate the intro paragraph with different words. Also, the particular senses of sound and touch are accentuated. Something should be said about that. The Plank in Reason line is important. That imagery should be analyzed- what kind of plank? A pirate's plank, a plank in a wall, etc?
That's about it. That should be enough material and specificity.