Dickinson¡¯s writing style and method, similar to the manner in which she approaches subjects in her poetry, are very distinct. Dickinson was very methodical in her approach to writing poetry. In further examination of Dickinson's poetry, specific characteristics that can be found in the three poems ¡°I Felt a Funeral in my Brain¡±, ¡°Souls Selected her own Society¡± and ¡°Because I could not Stop for Death¡± like her distinct use of diction, meter, rhyme, …showed first 75 words of 1055 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1055 total…certain as she describes the process of her deterioration as it parallels the progression of a funeral procession. The idea of the funeral is very important in the reader's understanding the persona's deterioration. It provides imagery of how her mind slowly collapses until the end where " A Plank of Reason, broke, and I dropped down, and down-". The imagery of the box, the bell, and the music of the service, provide the images of the