The poem "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" written by Emily Dickinson is about death. Dickinson wastes no time in showing what this poem is. It lets the reader know right from the start that it will be about death. The title itself feels really alive and active. The way he started with “Why” shows that the poem provides a clear topic or answer to a question. The rest of the title “could not stop for death” also shows the reader that it is not up to us when we will die and how. It tries to show us the important words and meanings by capitalizing it and with its title it leads us to the next line making it even more interesting for the reader. The second line “he kindly stopped for me” is about death and how death is portrayed as a gentleman. It shows an acceptance of death and how your life can be a journey full of new surprises. Already after the second line of the poem Dickinson attracts the reader's attention. The last part of the stanza “The carriage held but only ourselves – and immortality” creates irritation in the reader. In the third line he talks about death in a carriage, but in the last line of the stanza he irritates the reader by using the word “immortality”. She also tries to irritate the reader by capitalizing a word that usually has great meaning to her such as the word "death", but in this situation she tries to confuse the reader and lead him in another direction. The words “Carriage,” “Ourselves,” and “Immortality” are the important words in the last two lines of the first stanza. “Carriage” is a capitalized noun that has great meaning to Dickinson. With the capital “Ourselves” she means the relationship between her and death. She wants us... middle of paper... choice - the journey to death. In literature death is often represented by cold and so Dickinson characterizes death by cold. The fifth verse begins with “We stopped in front of a house that looked like a bulge in the ground.” It shows that Dickinson will die. He wants the reader to have the mind to escape from death. She wants the reader to cheer her up to run as fast as she can before death gets her. The first stage of this part is “we stopped”. It represents the beginning of the journey where death takes the reader. We can assume that the other side could be the end of the story. Dickinson uses the word “house” to refer to the burial site. Some call it the final resting place. It was a clever way for Dickinson to show that the journey will end soon. He talks about where to hide the bones as if he were talking about a dog.