#10- I felt a Funeral, in my Brain

In this poem, the author uses good imagery. The imagery heavily reflects the senses. The two that are very noticable in this poem are sound and sight. The character can hear everything that is going on, eventhough she is inside the casket. As we know, the character is metaphorically inside the casket. She can hear the drums playing and the lift of the box. Also, she saw the the mourners and saw them being seated. The effect of this imagery is to show what is happening to the character. Obviously, she is in a tough place in her life and feels as though she can not make it. At the very end it says "Plank of Reason broke." She feels as though she is insane and it is time to accept it. All of the imagery adds to the tone and theme of saddness and depression.