Emily Dickinson's If I Should Die

The title “If I Should Die” immediately lets the audience know the poem will be about death. “Die” in the title creates an assumption for the observing reader that the tone in the poem is going to be depressing or sad. This is what Dickinson wanted. She wanted the reader to make the assumption that the poem will have a sadder tone to it because of the word death in the title. To get her opinion on death across, Dickinson wanted the reader to go into the poem fearing death and thinking death is horrible, and then leave the poem, thinking death as only a natural part of life. She managed to complete this task perfectly with her way of wording and interesting choice of topic. Many people wonder what happens after they die. In the