Why I Died For Beauty

I Died for Beauty, but was Scarce
Emily Dickinson
I died for Beauty -- but was scarce
Adjusted in the Tomb
When One who died for Truth, was lain
In an adjoining room --

He questioned softly "Why I failed"?
"For Beauty", I replied --
"And I -- for Truth -- Themself are One --
We Brethren, are", He said --

And so, as Kinsmen, met a Night --
We talked between the Rooms --
Until the Moss had reached our lips --
And covered up -- our names --

Emily Dickerson's poetry often has similar discussion points (Paton). In a few of her poems, such as “I Died For Beauty," she discusses death. However, while death would normally be considered a negative subject, she tends to take it from a different perspective (Chad).
In her poem "I
However the word “Tomb”, gives the poem an effect that makes it feel more cold, dark and even alone (Ulynie). This word is also given more emphasis on because the first letter is capitalized, even though it happens to be the last word in the line. When Dickinson writes; “He questioned softly "Why I failed"?” we can tell that the man asked the speaker why she died, she replied “"For Beauty..."” the reader then finds out that the man claims to have died for trust and he states that trust and beauty are the same thing, and in turn stating the they are both “Brethren”. Dickinson’s usage of term “Brethren” makes the reader suggest that their relationship is much stronger (Apran) than just an acquaintance and that they are both apart of or a member of this one this, which is death. However their companionship strengthens and we can now see this with the uses of the simile “And so, as Kinsmen met a Night, We talked between the Rooms,” which shows how the walls between their tombs is no obstacle for their