Emily Dickinson's Collected Poems

What sequence of parts of the body and mind inclueded in the poem " A Great Pain"?

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The poem moves from the nerves, which have been deadened and no longer respond (like tombs), then to the Heart, which is dealing with shock and denial (the heart is stiff and questions), to the feet, which continue to shuffle through life just not aware of what they are doing (mechanical, go round/A wooden way).

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A Great Pain