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Ellie Tran - 1. What is the poem’s tone? Which words reveal this tone? Is the poem ironic?

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Ellie Tran - 1. What is the poem’s tone? Which words reveal this tone? Is the poem ironic?

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"Because I could not stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson is strangely lively and positive for a poem about death. "Because I could not stop for Death- he kindly stopped for me-" In the first stanza, the speaker describes Death, the carriage driver as kind. This driver takes her along a slow ride past a school, sunset, home and field before reaching the cemetery. This ride toward her afterlife is warm, and creates a whole new ironic mood to the poem's actual meaning.

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 6. What is the theme (the central idea) of this poem? Can you state it in a single sentence? Elaborate on your idea.

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 6. What is the theme (the central idea) of this poem? Can you state it in a single sentence? Elaborate on your idea.

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The theme of the poem is death and immorality. In other words, death is filled with uncertainty but it does not have to be scary. In the poem, the poem's speaker is taken on a carriage ride to the afterlife. Throughout the poem, the speaker questions the scenes of natural cycles of life and death that she notices during the carriage ride with Death.

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Ellie Tran -  5. Are there any symbols? What do they mean? Are they universal symbols or do they arise from the context of this poem?

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Ellie Tran -  5. Are there any symbols? What do they mean? Are they universal symbols or do they arise from the context of this poem?

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The Carriage is the speaker's journey from life to death. "Because I could not stop for Death- He kindly stopped for me-" Death, who is personified by the speaker comes to pick her up in which she states that she would not stop for him, he must stop for her. In the second half of the stanza, she reveals whom carriage holds: herself, death, and immortality. "The Carriage held but just Ourselves- And immortality" her belief in immortality ties to how she personifies Death as the carriage driver. This ride to her place in the afterlife shows her lively soul.

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What figures of speech are used? How do they contribute to the tone and meaning of the poem?

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What figures of speech are used? How do they contribute to the tone and meaning of the poem?

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Figures of speech that are displayed in the poem are metaphors and symbols. For example, an example of a metaphor being used is shown when she states "The Carriage held but just Ourselves-- and Immortality" (Dickinson, lines 3-4). These lines demonstrate the final passage to death. Furthermore, Dickinson is able to illustrate symbols throughout the poem.  For instance, she states "We passed the Setting Sun" (Dickinson, line 12). This line represents darkness and death by using the use of the setting sun. Moreover, the use of figures of speech helps contribute to the tone of the poem which is unusually lighthearted and positive because the figures of speech help the readers become more intrigued.