Discussion questions: Read Emily Dickinson introduction and poetry: “the soul selects her own society”, “I heard a fly buzz—when I died”, “because I could not stop for death”, and “tell all the truth, but tell it slant”.

1. What is Dickinson’s view of death? Is it a Christian view? Cite examples from her poems. ?

2. The brain is wider than the sky told what it is about? What are its major themes?