"I felt a Funeral, in my Brain" by Emily Dickinson: Questions 2&3/Symbolism

       In Emily Dickinson's poem, "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain", the speaker uses symbolism to convey his or her feelings.  The speaker uses the aspects of a funeral and burial to help convey his or her emotions.  In the first stanza the people are coming or arriving at the speaker's funeral.  The second stanza symbolizes the service and the solemn tone of it.  The third stanza represents the pall bearers leading the casket out of the church or area.  In the fourth stanza the funeral procession bells ring and the casket is taken to another place.  In the last stanza the casket is lowered into the ground.  This can be deciphered by looking at the line "And I dropped down, and down-- And I hit a World, at every plunge..." (Dickinson, 776).  In the first three stanzas the speaker is most likely in a casket in a funeral home or church, imaginatively.