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Because I could not stop for Death

-the Ring this first scene is perhaps the most important. On this invited journey, one vividly sees Children playing. Laughing and singing. This scene conveys emotions and moods through verbal pictures. The imagery in the final scene, We passed the Setting Sun (12) is very emotional. One can clearly picture a warm setting sun, perhaps, over a grassy horizon. The idea of a setting sun, aftermath a fact of slumber in a cold dark night. When Dickinson passed the Setting Sun, night drew nigh and it was time to go home and sleep. Symbolically, her tour of life was over; it was now time for Eternity death. While sight seeing in the carriage, one can gather, by the setting of the sun, that this ride was glimpse of life flashing before her eyes; just as said to happen before you die. Lines 14 and 15 seem to support this idea. The dews drew quivering and chill / For only Gossamer, my Gown (14-15). This indicates a pleasant time cut short. Before she knew it, the cold Dew[s] (14) had set in. The imagery in this transcendent poem shines great light on some hidden similarities between life and death. This poem exercises both the thoughts and emotions of readers. Eternity and Death are two important characters in Dickinsons Because I could not stop for Death. In fact, eternity is a state of being. Dickinson believed in an eternity after death . Agreeably, Dickinson shows no fear of death in her poem....

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