Emily Dickinson's "Because I could not stop for death"

View Paper
ESSAY DETAILS Words: 1203
Pages: 4
(approximately 235 words/page)

Essay Database > Literature
The Cycle of Life <Tab/>For as long as history has been recorded, man has always been at odds at with the thought of his own death. Even the few who have accepted death amiably have at some point feared, dreaded, or attempted to postpone its arrival. We have personified death as someone evil who appears unpredictably, only to take you unwillingly from this world to the next. But in reality, …

showed first 75 words of 1203 total
Sign up for EssayTask and enjoy a huge collection of student essays, term papers and research papers. Improve your grade with our unique database!
showed last 75 words of 1203 total
…life. The use of the slant rhyme scheme is indicative of something in the message being a little off. The calm tone of the story brings all of these elements together by helping the reader believe the speaker's peaceful feelings towards death. The speaker's belief in immortality, and the compassion and gentility shown to her by death make it comfortable for her to exit life on earth, while embracing the last phase of her life.