Analyzing Emily Dickenson
In the poem, "Because I could not stop for death," Emily Dickenson personifies death as a gentleman who had stopped to pick her up in his horse-driven carriage (18th century). She relates her death and funeral procession to that of a carriage ride with the man, death himself. It is really interesting how in this first stanza she rhymes the two words "me" and "immortality," for she is immortal and the entire theme of this piece is foreshadowed with this literary technique.
In the second stanza Dickenson goes on about the ride, or procession really, and describes it well relating closely to death and her departure from life. She speaks of the man driving slowly and that he is in no hurry, implying that her life has ended and time has stopped for her, hence no rush. She continues to say that out of respect she stopped everything she was doing, her daily tasks and recreations, to show thanks for his civility and kindness for a ride. This can be easily......
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