Emily Dickinson In Emily Dickinson's "Because I could not stop for Death " (448), the speaker of the poem is a woman who relates about a situation after her death. The speaker personifies death as a polite and considerate gentleman who takes her in a carriage for a romantic journey; however, at the end of this poem, she finishes her expedition realizing that she has died many years ago. The poem contains six quatrains, and does not …showed first 75 words of 844 total…

…showed last 75 words of 844 total…seems to be contemplative; the speaker is confused about her existence in the world. However, in the last two stanzas, Dickinson uses a sad tone; the speaker perceives the reality, and becomes calm when she realizes her destiny. Sources * Dickinson, Emily "Because I could not stop for Death" in Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (compact Edition). Ed. Robert Diyanni. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000. (Pp. 448-449). * Class notes: English 102. Dr. Comins. LaGuardia C.C. Date: 10/16/00 and 10/18/00