Paola Wilkinson

English

14 August, 20:16

In this excerpt from Emily Dickinson's poem "Dying," what is the meaning of the word onset?

I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-

The Stillness in the Room

Was like the Stillness in the Air-

Between the Heaves of Storm-

The Eyes around-had wrung them dry-

And Breaths were gathering firm

For that last Onset-when the King

Be witnessed-in the Room-

A. Arrival

B. Beginning

C. Creation

D. Emergence