Iheard a fly buzz - when i died 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 portion 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 - what is significant about the fly in the poem above? it let's the reader know how quiet the room was as the narrator was dying. it was annoying the narrator. it wasn't important to the poem.

Cancer, ‘the big c,’ as it is often called. her doctor felt sure but ordered more tests to confirm his suspicion. while cervical cancer in a woman julianne’s age was rare, her doctor admitted, it certainly was not unheard of in her demographic group. her doctor explained that this type of cancer is often caused by a common virus that many women do not even realize they have. the human papilloma virus can lead to this type of cancer if a woman’s immune system does not fight off the virus in its initial stages. julianne was devastated. her doctor began to discuss treatment options and suggested an oncologist specializing in this type of cancer, but julianne heard very little of what he said. her head was spinning with questions. overwhelmed, she wondered how she would break the news to her family and friends. according to the article, a physician specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer is called

Read the excerpt from “to one in paradise,” by edgar allan poe. thou wast all that to me, love . . a fountain and a shrine, all wreathed with fairy fruits and flowers, and all the flowers were mine. how does poe use a sound device in the excerpt? he uses assonance to connect the images of architecture. he uses alliteration to draw attention to the images of his love. he uses cacophony to create a discordant sound of loss. he uses internal rhyme to enhance the rhythm of his lyrical poem.

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