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Because I could not stop for Death,Emily Dickinson,Because I could not stop for DeathHe kindly stopped for meThe Carriage held but just OurselvesAnd Immortality.We slowly drove He knew no hasteAnd I had put awayMy labor and my leisure too,For his Civility,Because I could not stop for Death,Because I could not stop for Death,We passed the School, where Children stroveAt Recess in the RingWe passed the Fields of Gazing GrainWe passed the Setting SunOr rather He passed UsThe Dews drew quivering and chillFor only Gossamer, my GownMy Tippet only Tulle,Because I could not stop for Death,We paused before a House that seemedA Swelling of the GroundThe Roof was scarcely visibleThe Cornice in the Ground Since then tis Centuries and yetFeels shorter than the DayI first surmised the Horses HeadsWere toward Eternity,Because I could not stop for Death,one of the most famous women poets in AmericaShe began writing poetry at the age of 20, but most of her early poem has been lost.Emily Dickinsons interest in death was remarkable, leaving more than 500 poems on the subject of the death.Many of her poems were half rhymes.,Introduction of the poet,Emily Dickinson,one of the most significant poem of Emily Dickinson in terms of the subject of death, one of Emily Dickinsons most famous works. free and easy, showed us Emilys meditation about death, exploration to life and desire for eternity.,Introduction of the poem,Because I could not stop for Death,Dickinson describes “Death” as a gentleman driving a carriage, who is endowed with favorable human attributes of being kind. And “Immortality” is also a passenger in the carriage.,The carriage trundles along at a pretty relaxed pace . Being content with Deaths politeness & charm, the woman is distracted from her work and felt completely at ease with the gentleman.,Dickinson is painting a scene of what they are riding by: the School, the Fields of Gazing Grains & the Setting Sun, which respectively symbolizes her early life, the middle stage of life & the final stage of life.,With the sun going down, the dew is setting in. Not warmly wearing, she is getting chilly. She is restating that the phases of her life have passed her by.,Dickinson describes grave as a House. Such description indicates that the poet is quite comfortable or at ease with the location.,Though centuries have passed, the poet still feels it just happened yesterday. With reference of the Horses Heads, we readers will be reminded of the vision mentioned in the 1st stanza.,Content,Analysis of the poem,At the Phonological Level,At the Phonological Level,At the Phonological Level,Irregular Stanza Rhyme,1th & 2nd & 3rd stanzas,5th & 6th stanzas,1st & 3rd lines 8 syllables,2nd & 4th lines 6 syllables,1st & 3rd lines 8 syllables,2nd & 4th lines 6 syllables,Poets feeling towards Death changes,the mood of the poem changes,4th stanza,change,Hymn-like meter,Slant Rhyme,&,Phonological Level,At the Phonological Level,At the Phonological Level,The whole poem with four feet iambic and three feet iambic appears an alternate layout, and the rhyme is not strict. This “not in strict” rhyme, contrasting to the traditional model of the rhythm of poetry creation, reflects Dickinsons creative rebellion and modernity.,Phonological Level,third,unstressed,unstressed,second,stressed,Each Line,The first,syllable,fourth,stressed,Example:,.1.2.3.4Be CAUSE | I COULD | not STOP | for DEATH,.1.2.3He KIND | ly STOPPED | for ME;,Phonological Level,At the Phonological Level,At the Phonological Level,Because I could not stop for Death He kindly stopped for me The Carriage held but just Ourselves And Immortality.,Phonological Level,e, y (the end): Off-rhyme,e (the beginning): alliteration,el: internal rhyme,At the Phonological Level,At the Phonological Level,The rich use of the poem rhyme is abound of changes, increasing the beauty of the musicality of poetry to read catchy, adding the language of poetry appreciation value and giving the reader a unique aesthetic temperament and interest.,Phonological Level,At the Phonological Level,At the Phonological Level,At the Graphological Level,Unothordox Use of Punctuation, 20 dashes (instead of a comma or a period),sense the poets complicated thoughts writhing in her brain,pause the poem and leave space to think over and to go on,Functions,attract the readers attention to the poets way to Eternity,Were toward Eternity,imply that the poem is never ending, just as eternity is never ending,Graphological Level,Unusual Capitalization,Capitalized Words,Death, He, We, Us, Ourselves, Immortality, His Civility, Setting Sun, Eternity, etc.,concerning about the theme : Death & Immortality,They will certainly stand out ,slow the readers down a little, making us pause to consider the word rather than breezing through the poem;,Graphological Level,At the Phonological Level,At the Phonological Level,At the Lexical Level,Flexible Use of Lexicons,simple & plain words,more solemn & serious words,.,labor, leisure, School, Grain, Sun,Immortality, Civility, Eternity,describe the world of living,describe Death & Immortality,Immortality,Eternity,(1st stanza, last line),(last stanza, last line),The arrival of Death is not unpleasant; Death means Eternity,Lexical Level,At the Phonological Level,At the Phonological Level,At the Grammatical Level,Faulty Grammar, omit the predicate,For my Gown was only Gossamer my Tippet was only Tulle, change the order of the Predicative and Subject,imply the arrival of the Death makes the atmosphere chilly and cold,With the coming of the Death, fear and unease befall the poet.,the poets temporal existence merges with the spiritual universe,Grammatical Level,At the Phonological Level,At the Phonological Level,At the Semantic Level,Figurative Speech,Personification,He kindly stopped for meHe slowly droveHe knew no hasteFor His Civility,Death,Immortality, a gentleman with favorable characteristics: kind & polite, Death is a thing not to be afraid of but to embrace.,The Carriage held but just OurselvesAnd Immortality., a third passenger in the carriage, Death in body walks along with Immortality in mind.,Death, not the end, but as a step on the way to eternal life,Alliteration, labor & leisure Recess & Ring Gazing & Grain Setting & Sun Dews & drew Gossamer & Gown Tippet & Tulle Horse & Head,We passed the School, where Children stroveAt Recessin the RingWe passed the Fields of Gazing GrainWe passed the Setting Sun, depict a continuity of scenes, thereby emphasizing the notion of never-endingness.,Metaphor, works as a process to review dying memories & displays a lifelong journey one would experience, implies the passage of birth, growth, maturity & death,the carriage ride the cycle of life, life is a journey,the Children young agesthe Gazing Grain productive years of ones lifethe Setting Sun the end of the day the end of life,a House a grave, implies that the poet feels comfortable about the Death,Anaphora,the speaker is passing through everything that she has already lived through., giving the readers a sense of life going by,We passed the School, where Children stroveAt Recessin the RingWe passed the Fields of Gazing GrainWe passed the Setting Sun, work to mimic the slow progression of the carriage.,We readers can almost hear the echo clomping of the horse, thus feeling part of the journey instead of just being outside observers .,Imagism,I first surmised the Horses HeadsWere toward Eternity,the last image before her death,remind the readers of the carriage mentioned at the start of the poem, It seems to turn back the time to the beginning., life is a recycling process; death is the beginning of another journey of life.,the carriage ride, the School, the Fields of Gazing Grains, the Setting Sun, a Swelling of the Ground, etc.,death,death is nothing to be feared since it is a natural part of the endless cycle of nature.,death is only the beginning, because to die is to go on another journey., Although death takes one away from the earthly world, there is still something to look forward to when one dies: Eternal life.,Immortality,death means eternity.,Theme,