In the poem "I heard a fly buzz when I died" by Emily Dickinson, the fly gets between the speaker and the light she hopes to see at the moment of death. This moment symbolizes a distraction from the transition to the afterlife, highlighting the mundane and the intrusive nature of the fly during a profound moment.
In the poem that begins "I heard a fly buzz when I died," what does the fly do during the speaker's death?
It disturbs the loved ones crying beside the speaker's dying form.
It ushers in the "king" the speaker hopes will bring her to heaven.
It gets between the speaker and the light she hopes to see at the moment of death.
It keeps the speaker from willing away her belongings to her family and friends.
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a b c or d
The correct answer is C: It gets between the speaker and the light she hopes to see at the moment of death.
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