"the Setting Sun" in stanza 3 is a symbol for what?

An appropriate theme for the poem is:

The major figurative device used is

The swelling in the ground was

Read the following stanza from Dickinson's poem.

What figurative language did Dickinson use to reveal the message of death?

Because I could not stop for Death -

He kindly stopped for me -

The Carriage held but just Ourselves -

And Immortality.

Who are the main characters in the first stanza?

What is the figurative speech used in the following stanza?

We passed the school, where children strove

At recess, in the ring;

We passed the fields of gazing grain,

We passed the setting sun.

Reread the last stanza in the poem. Which word most helps you determine the meaning of Eternity, or unending time?

Use context clues to create meaning for the underlined word.

We paused before a House that seemed

A Swelling of the Ground –

Read the following:

"The Dews drew quivering and Chill –

For only Gossamer, my Gown –

My Tippet – only Tulle –"

Tippet is a cape wrapped around the shoulders. Gossamer is a thin material used on gowns. Tulle is a thin material used on gowns/dresses. What type of outfit do you think the speaker is describing?

What does the word 'immortality' mean?

The setting sun mentioned in the poem is ___________ of the ending of the narrator's life.

We passed the school, where Children strove

At recess, in the ring;

Which answer BEST explains figurative language utilized in this line?