Allen Tate claimed that "we do not know the world by looking at it; we know it by looking at" this poem's title being. That being is described as "Blue—uncertain—stumbling," and appears after the narrator "Signed away / What portion of me be / Assignable." Its second stanza notes that "Breaths were gathering firm" and "The Eyes around—had wrung them dry," furthering the first stanza's comparison of "the Stillness in the Air—/ Between the Heaves of Storm" and "The Stillness in the Room" during the title event. That event occurs "Between the ligh
Allen Tate claimed that "we do not know the world by looking at it; we know it by looking at" this poem's title being. That being is described as "Blue—uncertain—stumbling," and appears after the narrator "Signed away / What portion of me be / Assignable." Its second stanza notes that "Breaths were gathering firm" and "The Eyes around—had wrung them dry," furthering the first stanza's comparison of "the Stillness in the Air—/ Between the Heaves of Storm" and "The Stillness in the Room" during the title event. That event occurs "Between the light and me," and, after it, the narrator "could not see to see." For 10 points, name this Emily Dickinson poem that notes the coincidence of her expiration and an insect's noise.
Allen Tate claimed that "we do not know the world by looking at it; we know it by looking at" this poem's title being.
“I {Heard} a {Fly} Buzz {When} I {Died}” [accept {No. 591} or {465}; prompt on “The {Hovering Fly}”]