The first to stanzas sound like the poem could be describing
a headache or migraine. There in a
constant beating or treading. “Kept
beating—beating—till I thought my mind was going numb” (Dickenson 776). It could also be a sick person lying in bed
with a headache and having to wake up but not willing to. The bell tolling could be a sign of morning
and the last to stanzas would be the person falling back to sleep ignoring the
fact that it is morning. The treading
and beating could be others waking up and going about their business to start
the day. I believe it is more
representative of a person who lost someone very dear to them and unwilling to
fully accept it. They are attending the
funeral but being in a delirious state. They
are viewing it as if it is only in their mind.
The poem mentions being only and ear which could be when the church
bells tolled at the end of the service then after they stopped and the body was
laid in the ground there was nothing ells to do. It is like the person fell into the grave
with their beloved.
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