Because I Could Not Stop For Death By Emily Dickinson

Some of the poems Emily Dickinson wrote, usually offered many different views of death that involve physical and emotional responses of the soul and body’s journey through nothingness, madness and even eternity. The greatness in her poems comes from the use of literary devices to give meaning to death and the different interpretations of the journey through death. Although Dickinson presents contradicting thoughts sometimes, it is clear that she believes that there are many types of deaths in a human being’s life. This paper compares and contrasts the theme of death in Dickinson’s three poems titled “I heard a fly buzz”, "Because I Could Not Stop for Death” and “After great pain a Formal Feeling Comes”.

Death is a controversial and sensitive subject. When discussing death, several questions come to mind about what happens in our afterlife, such as: where do you go and what do you see? Emily Dickinson is a poet who explores her curiosity of death and the afterlife through her creative writing ability. She displays different views on death by writing two contrasting poems: one of a softer side and another of a more ridged and scary side. When looking at dissimilar observations of death it can be seen how private and special it is; it is also understood that death is inevitable so coping with it can be taken in different ways. Emily Dickinson’s poems “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” and “I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died” show both

Emily Dickinson, born in 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts, is regarded as one of America’s best poets. After a poor experience at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, where she was regarded as a “no hope,” her writing career took off in full swing. Although her family was more conservative, regular churchgoers, and socially prominent town figures, Dickinson preferred a socially reserved lifestyle that renounced the traditional values of her day (Baym, 1189-93). The iconoclastic spirit pervasive in Emily Dickinson's poetry reflects her conflict with the traditions of New England society.

On December 10, 1830 a poet was born. When Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, no one knew that she was to become the most well known woman poet of all time. She loved her family deeply. Her father was a man of great reverence in Amherst and her mother was an

The poem “Because I Could Not Stop Death” by Emily Dickinson is one of my favorite poems since high school. I chose this poem due to the fact that that Emily Dickinson is one of my favorite poets, I personally love her dark, and mysterious poems. Indeed, people believed she was a little messed up in the head, but I believe she was just misunderstood. Additionally, this poem definitely brought back terrifying memories. When couple years ago, I got into a horrible car accident with a drunk driver, the accident was so traumatizing that I recall seeing my life flash before my eyes, it was like my soul was retracing my steps. In this poem, Emily is in a carriage riding around familiar places that she was been to since she was a young child, which to me it sounds like she was retracing her steps. It does represent a personal value due the fact that I believe life is short and one really never knows when it is there time to go.

Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, in the west of the farm, a prestigious but not wealthy family. Two hundred years ago, in the Puritan Great Migration, the Dickinson family came to thrive in the future so that they discovered the New World. Dickinson received a good education at an early age. He said Emily is a young girl dignified behavior. When she was two years old to find relatives Mommsen, Emily's aunt Emily evaluation is very satisfied, she is a well-behaved child and does not move. Emily's aunt also noted the girl's love for music, especially talented at the piano, she called this "the Moosic." Dickinson a young man he joined his family in Philadelphia, Washington and other places, the age of 17 to enter the Women's

In the article “Death and Dying in Literature,” John Skelton stated, “One of the central tasks of literature is to impose a structure on life and death, giving meaning to both” (n.p.). Many literary works, including poems, focus on death in one way or another. This is true for “Dover Beach” by Matthew Arnold and “Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson. “Dover Beach” and “Because I could not stop for Death” provide varying perspectives on the topic of death. In “Dover Beach,” Arnold attempts to portray how death, sadness, and suffering have resulted due to the world’s loss of faith (Shmoop Editorial Team). In “Because I could not stop for Death,” Dickinson views death as an event that everyone must face (Shmoop Editorial Team). Throughout their respective poems, Arnold and Dickinson use elements such as rhythm, symbols, and tone and style. These elements all work together to establish each poem’s perspective on death.

In this poetic exploration Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Emily Dickinson; the assumption of accepting death has been the ultimate interpretation of this poem. Clarification/evidence has given readers an idea that death is unavoidable and that eternal darkness is what awaits after death. Some might say death is a sinister man who only takes your life out of spite, but others would object and lure other pears to be optimistic to the true meaning of death. In a different perspective Dickinson’s poem could be understood as “rebirth”. Death being a blessing, as a result of an awakening to an afterlife, “new beginning”. Depicting this poem many interpretations can lead to many different ideas. The strategic poem Dickinson wrote allows you to appreciate her examination of death as a positive outlook.

Although she did not wish to share them with anyone, they were eventually published and enjoyed by the world. One of the poems, “Because I Could not Stop for Death”, reflects the author’s depth in writing. In this poem, Emily Dickinson uses metaphor, personification, and imagery to create an alternative image of death. Firstly, Dickinson used metaphor to give death a sense of warmth. Throughout the poem, “Because I Could not Stop for Death”, many metaphors provide a soothing consciousness upon the subject of death.

Emily Dickinson is one of the most popular American poets of all time. Her poetry is seen as intense and passionate. Several of her many poems seem to be devoted to death and sadness. No one seems to know the exact connections between actual events in her life and the poetry that she wrote. The reader can see vivid images of Dickinson's ideas of death in several of her poems. Dickinson's use of imagery and symbolism are apparent in several of her death poems, especially in these three: "I Felt a Funeral in My Brain," "I Heard a Fly Buzz-When I Died," and "Because I Could Not Stop for Death."

In the poems “Because I Could Not Stop for Death”, by Emily Dickinson and “Home Burial”, by Robert Frost, literary elements are used throughout both poems to get the message the authors are trying to portray. One main important literary element that is used to entice the reader, is symbolism, because it helps the authors describe something without actual describing it. Symbolism is also used because it shows how significant an object is. Characterization is also an important literary technique because it, gives the reader an idea on how the character would act, work, and their values in life. Death is a topic that is used in both poems. Also, every character express their opinion about death differently.

For this weeks poetry discussion board I decided to analyze Because I Could Not Stop For Death by Emily Dickinson and Love and Friendship by Emily Brontë.

The poets from the past and today, all have their unique style of writing. Breaking the rules of traditional, Emily Dickinson took her own twist to poetry. She used different elements to change her way of writing to create different effects for the reader. In the poet “Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson, she uses a multitude of style to tell the reader what her reasoning behind the words are. Many people are failure with the poet William Shakespeare and his style of writing.

Emily Dickinson once said, “Dying is a wild night and a new road.” Some people welcome death with open arms while others cower in fear when confronted in the arms of death. Through the use of ambiguity, metaphors, personification and paradoxes Emily Dickinson still gives readers a sense of vagueness on how she feels about dying. Emily Dickinson inventively expresses the nature of death in the poems, “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain (280)”, “I Heard a fly Buzz—When I Died—(465)“ and “Because I could not stop for Death—(712)”.

“Because I could not stop for Death” effectively establishes a different meaning or interpretation of what death is from the perspective of Emily Dickinson. She does not view death as dark and evil, but instead views death as a beautiful, peaceful event in one’s life to pass through into eternity. Dickinson uses numerous literary elements including figurative language, imagery, symbolization, and tone to allow the reader to fully comprehend death from Dickinson’s