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Emily Dickinson is one of the most important American poets of the 1800s. Dickinson, who was known to be quite the recluse, lived and died in the town of Amherst, Massachusetts, spending the majority of her days alone in her room writing poetry. What few friends she did have would testify that Dickinson was a rather introverted and melancholy person, which shows in a number of her poems where regular themes include death and mortality. One such poem that exemplifies her “dark side” is, “Because I Could Not Stop for Death”. In this piece, Dickinson tells the story of a soul’s transition into the afterlife showing that time and death have outright power over our lives and can make what was once significant become meaningless.

The theme of this poem shows the difficulty of dealing with the loss of a loved one. Demonstrating that the mind and “heart” must work together in order to cope. Two instances in which personification is used are, “Heart! We will forget him!” and “Haste!

Raised fists and a fading smile usually follow the confrontation of death as we experience the first stages of denial in the grieving process. We not only grieve at the loss of a loved one, but at the loss of our own life as well. When death rears its ugly head, it demands this response. Whether through art or science, humor or ritual, mankind marks and confronts this passage with both defiance and trepidation that eventually turns into acceptance and submission.

The poem “Because I could Not Stop for Death”, written by Emily Dickinson, is considered to be one of the greatest masterpieces in American history. This poem is about the reflection of death and focuses on what happens in the life after death. Many normally think of death as scary and often won't accept it, however, in this poem Dickinson personifies Death and makes him out to be a compassionate gentlemen. Not only is Death not feared anymore but also accepted in this poem. It gives a new outlook on how one looks at death and the after life. Emily Dickinson’s poem can be interpreted in many different ways due to the use of other literary devices such as figurative language, personification, symbolism, imagery and more, all of which accompany her unique and precise form of writing.

Death is part of the human life cycle, approximately 151,600 people die each day. Everyone wonders how they will die, if they suffer, if it’s tragic or if it’s just simply peaceful. In each of the three poems the main focus is death. Each poem shows a different feeling about death. “Thanatopsis” by William Bryant, “Don’t Fear the Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult and “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas, all have different meanings of death.

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

Have you ever wondered what if one day when you wake up, your lover is no longer in this world anymore? How do you deal with that situation? Suffering, desponding, and retaining your love for him or her even after his or her death; or learning how to stand up and move on? The narrator of the poem “Annabelle Lee”, which was composed by American author Edgar Allan Poe, is in the same situation. In that poem, the narrator has a beautiful love with Annabelle Lee, so that the angels are jealous, and they send “a wind blows out of a cloud by night” and kills Annabelle Lee. However, the narrator believes that their love is strong enough that even the death could not separate them, and their souls are still entwined. After

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)”.

The poem “Because I could not stop for Death (479)” by Emily Dickinson describes author’s concept of the last seconds of a life as well as her concept of the death. The poem follows a comparatively simple “ABCB” rhyme scheme, which indicates that the poetess’s goal is not to exercise her writing skills, but to reflect her opinion. By this poem Emily Dickinson presents a new way of thinking about the death. The speaker of the poem, assumingly a female, does not expect her own death - her life is so active and busy that she does not have time to think about dying. However, the death is inevitable, thus when the time comes, her Death arrives. The death is personified as a man that takes the speaker for a ride across her life. As the speaker enters

In the poems you have studied a recurring theme is that of ‘loss’. This can take many forms: death; identity; hope or loss of innocence

The theme of death is a prominent theme in many poems and pieces of literature as grief evokes powerful emotions. Such feelings are conveyed through specifically chosen words and the use of linguistic techniques. Three poems that breach this subject are “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night”, “A Mother In a Refugee Camp” and “Remember”.

This poem is very bitter sweet with an unsympathetic tone and a harsh theme with no whining about death.

Death is a tragedy faced by everyone at a point in their lives; it is hard to recover from such a tragedy and grief begins to tear at the lives of those who have lost them. Grief is a process faced by almost everyone and only subsides when an individual can come to peace with their loss and accept it for the better. When most individuals have passed,they receive a proper burial; this approach primarily involves a funeral. When the funeral is in place, the body is laid out for all those to mourn, remember, and to say their last goodbye. In his poem [“Funeral Blues”] W.H Auden presents the symbolism behind the the burial and a funeral, and examines an individual's thoughts when losing a person that they love.

Throughout history, death has always proved an enticing mystery to mankind. One way this curiosity and wonder displays itself is through writings, poetry in particular. In the poems Because I Could Not Stop for Death, by Emily Dickinson, Death, Be Not Proud, by John Donne, and Nothing Gold Can Stay, by Robert Frost, rests this common underlying theme of death. However, this interwoven theme does not only consist of mortality itself, but its inevitability as well. Thus, through the shared theme underlying these three specific poems, the human wonder of death becomes evident.

From the title, “When I am Dead, my Dearest”, the reader can infer that the poet will be speaking to someone she cares for about when she passes away. In this work, the speaker uses different poetic devices to allow the reader to understand the deeper meaning of the poem. The poet uses imagery, diction, and repetition to convey what the poem means to the reader.