Analysis of The Bustle in a House by Emily Dickinson The Bustle in a House is a poem by Emily Dickinson about the painful loss one feels after the death of a loved one. Dickinson knew quite well the kind of pain expressed in her poetry. His father, mother, nephew and three close friends all died within eight years. It is no surprise that a common theme in Dickinson's poetry is death. Uses many literary devices, including structure, imagery, figurative language, sound devices, and capitalization; to convey the pain you feel when a loved one dies. The structure of The Bustle in a House is very interesting. It is a short poem, only two stanzas long. Both stanzas consist of a single sentence. Except for a lone dash at the end of the first stanza and the period that ends the sentence, there is no punctuation. All these factors add up to make the poem have a very fast pace. The pacing makes it seem like after death you just have to pick up and carry on as usual. Dickinson also uses imagery to add to the world....