Analysis Of Because I Could Not Stop For Death

“Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson is a poem about the person’s awareness of death. At first, the speaker communicates her feelings and thoughts about Death, and she also describes her journey with Death, who is personified. Then, suddenly, at the end, one can infer that the speaker turns to the harsh reality of dying and experiences death. “Because I could not stop for Death” is an extended metaphor of the speaker’s awareness of dying, and she demonstrates her relationship to death as peaceful and calming by riding in the carriage with him and experiencing nostalgia while seeing fields and buildings. However, at the end, the speaker realizes that her death is a reality, and it hits her in the face when she is overwhelmed
Also, one can infer that the speaker is on her way to death by the word “Immortality” in the poem, but she does not treat it as a fearful thing. Instead, Death shows “civility” by taking time out for the speaker, and the speaker gives up her “labor, and [her] leisure too” to enjoy the carriage ride. In the third stanza, the readers can see that the speaker experiences nostalgia by seeing children playing, fields of grazing grain, and the setting sun. In other words, Death is taking her through her old memories, and this is where the speaker’s feelings switched to the realization of the harsh reality of death. With the first three stanzas, the speaker depicts the feelings of relaxation and readiness for death, and this would be strange for readers since death is a controversial topic, and many would not be ready for it. With this in mind, one can infer that the speaker is ready for death based on her journey until the fourth