Question

What does the carriage symbolize in this excerpt from Emily Dickinson’s “Because I Could Not Stop for Death”?

Because I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me – The Carriage held but just Ourselves – And Immortality. We slowly drove – He knew no haste And I had put away My labor and my leisure too, For His Civility –

A. immortality
B. fate
C. life
D. death

Answer 1

death

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

D. death

Step-by-step explanation:

In the poem “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” Emily Dickinson has personified death. Death here has been looked upon as a gentle and kind person. He is the one who drives the soul of the poet to her grave. The journey towards her grave with death is the most fascinating one. The poet's journey is full of situations where she understands that death is an inevitable part of life.