An Overview of 'Because I Could Not Stop For Death'

Emily Dickinson’s 'Because I Could Not Stop for Death' personifies death as a gentle suitor who guides the speaker on a peaceful journey to the afterlife. The poem explores themes of mortality, immortality, and the afterlife with a calm and reflective tone, ultimately presenting death as a natural and not frightening experience.
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