Because I Could Not Stop for Death
In Emily Dickinson's poem, "Because I could not be stopped for Death", Death is describe in human characteristics, throughout the piece of literature. She uses a a great deal of personification to allow us to relate to the piece. She also uses the poetic technique imagery. This plays a big role in the piece because it allows us to kind of picture ourselves there.. In this piece of literature, the persona describes death as being gentle, handsome and well groomed. Perhaps a man coming to pick a woman up for a date. The poem begins with the woman bring surprised on how "nice" death actually is. It would n't be right for a young women to take a carriage ride with a strage gentelman by herself, so in this case Immortality rides with them, and supervises. Immortaility is only mentioned once through out this piece, because the woman is still much focused on death. People have busy lives, and don't think of their own death, however, the speaker admitts that she was willing to put aside her distractions and go with death. She seemed to find it pretty charmming. She comments on his politeness. If she has any expectations, they were certainly met. Emily Dickinson's "Because I could Not Stop For Death" also uses remembered images of the past to make clear of the possible. She doesn't seem to be concerned with where she is going, infact, she enjoying the scenery. It may be possible that she knows she maybe seeing these things for the very last time. These things were take for granted in life, yet they become more meaningful as her journey comes to an end. As she passes time and each place she seems to pass into a new dimension. Death has no concept of time or any concerns that someone would. It is the Sun that is moving ("He passed Us"), indicating the passage of time by its daily course across the sky. The carriage here seems to be going so slowly as to be nearly motionless. In any event, night appears to be falling, and a chilly dew is settling in.