Emily Dickinson, a poet who was never truly heard until after her death. Life isn't always what you think it will be and sometimes your words mean more after you're gone. "I heard the buzz of a fly - when I died" and "Because I could not stop for death", both poems dedicated to the theme of death. It's ironic and funny; that after his death is when people started reading his poems. Emily Dickinson was something of a hermit, so many people hadn't read her poetry until long after it was written; as she did not publish it herself. These poems are remarkably similar by focusing on the theme of death, which is also the topic that makes them different. “I Heard the Buzz of a Fly – When I Died,” is completely about death in a physical state; and “Why I Couldn't Stop for Death” focuses on death as a spiritual journey: both poems present the existence of an afterlife, the speaker is dead and yet his voice is heard. On the topic of death, an obvious similarity: that Emily Dickinson states in the title of these poems. Death is a very strong word, with meaning and the power to captivate the audience. Emily Dickinson inserts oblique rhyme and exact rhyme, like those used in church hymns. There are several places where Dickinson inserts an oblique rhyme in "Why I Couldn't Stop for Death." For example, in the fourth stanza, the words frosty and tulle, again with the third stanza, uses an oblique rhyme between the words ring with sun "at recess - in the ring...setting sun." Also, in the other poem "I heard the buzz of a fly - when I died" has several oblique rhymes, one of them is in the first stanza, room rhymes with storm "In the room...of storm" (lines 2- 4) and exact thyme found in lines 14 and 16 with the words "me" and "see". Personification is another similar one... middle of the card... the various differences are still much more similar than one might give credit for. The main subject is death and the description of the end of his life in both of his literary works. Death is a strong word full of meaning. This comes up often in Emily Dickinson's literary works and is not a word not used by many poets. Emily Dickinson was a unique person and this had a great impact on her poems in a sharp and powerful way. Works Cited Dickinson, Emily. “I heard the buzz of a fly when I died.” Literature: An introduction to fiction, poetry, drama, and writing. Seventh edition. XJ Kennedy, Dana Gioia. Sella River. Pearson Education, 2013. 776. Print.Dickinson, Emily. "Because I couldn't stop for Death." Literature: An introduction to fiction, poetry, drama, and writing. Seventh edition. XJ Kennedy, Dana Gioia. Sella River. Pearson Education, 2013. 777. Print.