The poem, “Because I could not Stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson shows the clear dynamics of an outer body viewing of leading into the afterlife. Dickinson has been known to use the concept of light and dark in her previous writing. She is fascinated with the subject of death and portrays this in a comforting manner. It is no wonder the author consistently uses metaphors, dark tones, and styles in each stanza by illustrating the distressing subject of death in a more lighthearted way. Dickinson demonstrates the theme of leading into the afterlife (death) through the metaphor of the carriage. In stanza one, line three, Emily Dickinson states, “The carriage held but just ourselves- And Immortality.” Typically, a carriage is a source of travel
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For instance she states,“And I had put away- My labor and Leisure too- For his Civility,” “He kindly stopped for me,” “For his civility,” “We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain. We passed the Setting Sun,” “Were towards eternity.” She is describing death is not something to be scared of, rather she is saying death is, in each of these stanzas, evident tone of comfort, civility, safety, and peacefulness are present. She is accepting of death; however, Dickinson shows negative tone through stanza four, “Or rather passed us- The Dews drew quivering and Chill-For only Gossamer, my Gown-My Tippet-only Tulle.” Dickinson is implying the coldness from being in the tomb. She is feeling cold because of the light piece of clothing she has on. Then, she leads the reader back to positive. She clearly feels the reader must view death is a lighter way than a darker …show more content…
In each stanza, the words are broken up into four lines. For instance, Dickinson mentions, “Because I could not stop for death- He kindly Stopped for me-The Carriage held but just ourselves-And Immortality.” In the second stanza she says, “We slowly drove- He knew no haste and I had put away- My labor and leisure too- For his Civility.” In both of these stanzas, there are four lines. Dickson consistently uses this style to possibly draw the reader in. Doing this brings a sense of closure between each stanza because there is an ending thought. Also, ending the thought in this articulate manner she successfully shows the difference between scenes as if she is telling a
For instance she states,“And I had put away- My labor and Leisure too- For his Civility,” “He kindly stopped for me,” “For his civility,” “We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain. We passed the Setting Sun,” “Were towards eternity.” She is describing death is not something to be scared of, rather she is saying death is, in each of these stanzas, evident tone of comfort, civility, safety, and peacefulness are present. She is accepting of death; however, Dickinson shows negative tone through stanza four, “Or rather passed us- The Dews drew quivering and Chill-For only Gossamer, my Gown-My Tippet-only Tulle.” Dickinson is implying the coldness from being in the tomb. She is feeling cold because of the light piece of clothing she has on. Then, she leads the reader back to positive. She clearly feels the reader must view death is a lighter way than a darker …show more content…
In each stanza, the words are broken up into four lines. For instance, Dickinson mentions, “Because I could not stop for death- He kindly Stopped for me-The Carriage held but just ourselves-And Immortality.” In the second stanza she says, “We slowly drove- He knew no haste and I had put away- My labor and leisure too- For his Civility.” In both of these stanzas, there are four lines. Dickson consistently uses this style to possibly draw the reader in. Doing this brings a sense of closure between each stanza because there is an ending thought. Also, ending the thought in this articulate manner she successfully shows the difference between scenes as if she is telling a