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Theme Of Death In Emily Dickinson

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Death in Emily Dickinson
“Emily Dickinson stands among the greatest poets produced by America and perhaps the English-speaking world. Her voice and verbal artistry are unique, and her themes are both ageless and universal” (Cornelius). Emily Dickinson was a poet who devoted all her time to her profession: the art of writing. Dickinson utilized the experiences of her life in her poems leaving a lasting impact on literature. Dickinson’s perspective of controversial subject matters including death is revealed in her writing. A common theme in her poems is mortality. Her views of death and spirituality differs from numerous individuals who picture death as ghastly and the end. Notably, the poem, “Because I could not stop for death”, unveils Dickinson’s attitude on inescapable mortality and the afterlife. In Dickinson’s poem, the speaker tells the journey of how she was occupied when a kind gentleman named Death appears in a carriage to take her for a ride with another ride who goes by the name Immortality (“Because I could not stop for Death”) . In Emily Dickinson’s poem, Dickinson incorporates the use personification and symbols to describe her journey with/ to death.
Predominantly, death is depicted as unforgiving and commonly, death is associated with the Grim Reaper who haunts its’ victims, but Dickinson’s belief is peculiar when compared to the common belief. Dickinson personifies death as a kind gentleman who mercifully stopped for the speaker (Evans). Death is an

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