Imagery

Emily Dickenson uses great imagery in her poem "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain". She most prominently touches the sense of sound. In the second stanza, she illustrates the congregation and the funeral service by saying "..like a Drum -- kept beating -- and beating.." She then illustrates the casket being moved -- "..And then I heard them lift a box and creak across my soul." Finally, the third stanza is all about the auditory sense. Dickenson uses the diction "bell", "ear", and "silence" to show the desent into Heaven and the reaction of the congregation/loved ones. The use of the auditory (and not sight) imagery gives the reader the idea that the speaker may be the one inside the casket.