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Emily Dickenson Analysis Help “Because I could not stop for Death”

Emily Dickenson Analysis Help “Because I could not stop for Death”. Take Notes! Death = Extended Metaphor. Line 1 “Because I could not stop for Death” Personification Line 2 “He kindly stopped for me.” Positive Imagery

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Emily Dickenson Analysis Help “Because I could not stop for Death”

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  1. Emily Dickenson Analysis Help “Because I could not stop for Death” Take Notes! Death = Extended Metaphor

  2. Line 1 “Because I could not stop for Death” • Personification • Line 2 “He kindly stopped for me.” • Positive Imagery • Effect: Death in the form of a gentleman to pick up the speaker puts a positive spin on death

  3. Line 5 “We slowly drove- He knew no haste” • Personification • Effect- It is not going to be a quick or short death • Line 8 “For his Civility” • Personification • Effect- Death is polite and courteous

  4. Line 9 “He” has changed to “We” • Personification • Effect- This suggests that the speaker is dying.

  5. Line 9 “the school” • Line 12 “the Fields of Grazing Grain” • Line 13 “ the Setting Sun” • Imagery • Effect- The details could represent the stages of life • Line 13 “the Setting Sun” • Symbol • Dark=Death

  6. Line 14 “The Dews drew quivering and chill” • Imagery • Effect- This represents the cold one feels before death

  7. Line 15 “Gossamer” • Line 16 “My Tippet” “only Tulle” • Imagery • Effect- These images suggest that these fragile objects are used to make shrouds.

  8. Line 17 “We paused before a House” • Metaphor • Effect- This marks the end of the journey. The house is the “final resting place.”

  9. Line 18 “A Swelling of the Ground” • Imagery • Effect- The area around the grave swells once the body is in the ground.

  10. Line 22 “Feels shorter than the Day” • Metaphor • Effect- The speaker depicts the timeless nature of eternity. It suggests that both death and life are journeys, but death’s journey is free of the busy, chaotic pace of life.

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