👥The poem explores the theme of mental distress and the breakdown of consciousness.
🔊Dickinson uses sound imagery to convey the progression of the funeral-like experience.
💭The poem is written in the first person and presents the speaker's personal experience of the funeral in her brain.
📝Dickinson's use of ballad meter adds a sense of rhythm and melancholic tone to the poem.
🌑The poem ends with the speaker's descent into unconsciousness, symbolizing the finality of the mental breakdown.