Completion requirements
2-Explore the themes of immortality and civility in the poem. How does Death's civility contrast with the traditional portrayal of death in literature?
3-Examine the imagery used by Dickinson, such as the "Fields of Gazing Grain" and the "Setting Sun." How do these images contribute to the overall atmosphere of the poem?
Read the excerpt below and discuss the questions below
Excerpt from "Because I could not stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson:
1-How does Emily Dickinson personify Death in this poem? What characteristics and actions are attributed to Death?Because I could not stop for Death He kindly stopped for me The Carriage held but just Ourselves And Immortality. We slowly droveHe knew no haste And I had put away My labor and my leisure too, For His Civility We passed the School, where Children strove At Recess in the Ring We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain We passed the Setting Sun
2-Explore the themes of immortality and civility in the poem. How does Death's civility contrast with the traditional portrayal of death in literature?
3-Examine the imagery used by Dickinson, such as the "Fields of Gazing Grain" and the "Setting Sun." How do these images contribute to the overall atmosphere of the poem?