Because I could not stop for Death - Emily Dickinson

What does the meter of this poem do?

• Create rhythm that adds musicality to sound like a hymn

• Make readers be scared of death

• Make the poem sound dramatic

• Show that the poet is stressed

What is the 'Death' or 'He' personifised to?

• Her husband

• Her life

• A gentleman who drives a carriage

• God

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the word 'immortality' mean?

• Motor

• Death

• Sleep forever

• Live forever

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What is used to show that the speaker is leaving her life behind?

• Long vowel sound & dash

• Short sound

• Alliteration

• Capital letters

Why is the phrase 'we passed' repeated?

• There is no reason

• To emphasise death

• To show that we passed the exams

• To show all the human beings pass away eventually

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does 'Gazing Grain' indicate?

• Life

• Death

• Grains

• Sun

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does 'Setting Sun' indicate?

• Death

• Sun

• Life

• Sunset

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What do the wedding clothes (e.g. Gossamer, Gown, Tippet, Tulle) suggest?

• Her marriage to her husband

• Her marriage to death

• Her sister's marriage

• Her life

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does 'House' show?

• Her grave

• The carriage

• Death

• Life

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How long has it been since the speaker died?

• Days

• Months

• Years

• Centuries