I felt a Funeral, in my Brain by Emily Dickinson

The poem I felt a Funeral, in my Brain by Emily Dickinson is a poem that is a giant symbolism for the speaker feeling alienated. The speaker utilizes imagery in order to help convey a somber mood. When talking about the people at the funeral the speaker said they were, "treading -- treading". Then the speaker later talks about a drum, "beating -- beating" (Dickinson, lines 3,6). These images create a dreary mood over the funeral and show that everything is occurring in slow motion. The mourners are moving at a slow pace and the music seems to almost sound like a heart beat. The sounds of the casket creaking give a creepy aspect to the funeral. The speaker uses the imagery to explain every detail of the funeral with their senses. Sound is the biggest sense used, implying that the speaker can only hear what is going on. The speaker can feel the casket being lowered. The reader can conclude that the speaker is the actual person inside the casket because they only hear what is going on outside the casket until it is finally buried.