Life, death,and reincarnation are portrayed in Emily Dickinson's poem "I Felt A Funeral In My Brain." The use of words associated with death gives the poem an ominous and dark karms. To add to this karma, important words that are strong in meaning are capitalized. At the beginning of this poem the feelings of grief and pain are evident. Throughout the rest of the poem, there is a strong sense that the speaker needs …showed first 75 words of 1011 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1011 total…through the cycle of life, living, dying and rebirth. Each stage was a hard endeavor, with some, followed a period of relief, and others followed with a sense of desperation, as if things will never get better. Heaven and Earth's descriptions contrast each other so much, but no matter how peaceful heaven seems, the gloomy karma still lurks throughout. The vicious cycle of life will always continue just as it is reflected in the poem.