"Because I could not stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson
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Because I could not stop for Death –
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Joe Child
Joe Child
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were toward eternity has a million words in just three somehow. It helps you understand so much just from them three words.
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Nikki Scercy
Nikki Scercy
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Death is capitalized because it is personified. It is a person and Death is its name.
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GLORIA LOPEZ
GLORIA LOPEZ
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It feels like Emily is just going through the motions and is not enjoying life.
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Student Tressie Carter
Student Tressie Carter
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He is stating death to be a person, and he can not stop wanting death.
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I did not notice that or think of it in that way, great observation.
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The words that provide a more in depth meaning or adds to the poem are capitalized and its a good thing to connect these words together.
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I think the first sentences really set the tone for the poem and it creates a cool and chilling tone for the reader. I really like how the author said " He kindly stopped for me".
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The author through the poem talks about the surroundings of them during the drive in the carriage. Almost like their life’s happiest moments was flashing before their eyes.
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Daniel Horton
Daniel Horton
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It feels as tho Emily is not living her life to the fullest and not enjoying it.
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Daniel Horton
Daniel Horton
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It seems as tho this person is very fond of Death and likes to talk about it.
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NATHAN KULCZYCKI
NATHAN KULCZYCKI
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She accepts that she can't do anything to stop death
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KODI SEYMORE
KODI SEYMORE
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she is saying that she cant stop from death and that death stopped for her so she is saying that death is a person
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JEREMIAH STRANO
JEREMIAH STRANO
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Death is capitalized meaning it is a person not just a term.
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Benjamin Leija
Benjamin Leija
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Death is capitalized in order to personify death and give it a bigger meaning.
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Destany Horine
Destany Horine
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Eternity is never ending and it always has something added on
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He kindly stopped for me –
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shelby buchler
shelby buchler
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In 1 and 2 she says she couldn't stop for death so it stopped for her.
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Jonathan Twilley
Jonathan Twilley
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I think death stopping for her, was him giving her a final opportunity to live and he is allowing her that privilege.
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SKYLER CASEY
SKYLER CASEY
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The way she worded this seems to indicate that she is accepting with Death.
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Student Briana Aviles
Student Briana Aviles
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This is stating that Death waited for her patiently. It was giving her a benefit to make a choice.
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
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Samuel Throckmorton
Samuel Throckmorton
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She is on the long journey after death. She says it is just her and Death who stopped for her.
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Jadyn Lowe
Jadyn Lowe
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I don't think she is searching for Death because she said she could not stop for him.
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And Immortality.
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The idea of death not having haste is interesting to me, he would have no time constraints because of his immortality but would still have a task he needs to complete.
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Andon Templet
Andon Templet
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This and the line above most likely means that they are the only two beings in the carriage. Are they both immortals?
We slowly drove – He knew no haste
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Joe Child
Joe Child
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It explains how they're just taking their time and not in any hurry.
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Caden Snearly
Caden Snearly
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They are in no hurry to get anywhere because they've got eternity
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Caleb Nicholson
Caleb Nicholson
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They don't believe that they have to rush because they have forever now.
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JEREMIAH STRANO
JEREMIAH STRANO
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Death is all consuming so it does not matter when he shows up just that he is there
And I had put away
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Samuel Throckmorton
Samuel Throckmorton
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For 6 and 7 she talks about how she has left all of her labors and leisure's behind.
My labor and my leisure too,
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Caressia Moore
Caressia Moore
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In 7 and 8 it means that this character gave up everything for someone´s civility.
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For His Civility –
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Kaylee Stevens
Kaylee Stevens
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I think death was being a gentlemen to the person because it uses the word "Civility".
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The civility of death is a topic I did not think would be brought up.
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Student Briana Aviles
Student Briana Aviles
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Death is showing courtesy to this person.
We passed the School, where Children strove
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Caressia Moore
Caressia Moore
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Maybe this means that they passed a school full of children,where they saw them having fun and playing ring around the rose??
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Student Tressie Carter
Student Tressie Carter
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"Children strove" he is stating that the children in school are trying to be the best they can be to be successful
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Andon Templet
Andon Templet
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What do they children signify? Does it mean that they are taking a trip do memory lane?
At Recess – in the Ring –
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Professor Ethan Lopez
Professor Ethan Lopez
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What is this ring that they speak of?
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain –
We passed the Setting Sun –
Or rather – He passed Us –
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Caleb Nicholson
Caleb Nicholson
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I think it was meaning somewhere close to passing away.
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Yeah I feel like it’s someones last moments being stretched out by either death itself or their perception of time changing.
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The Dews drew quivering and Chill –
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Sir Ethan Stucker
Sir Ethan Stucker
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It's becoming night time has they passed the setting sun and the "quivering and Chill"
For only Gossamer, my Gown –
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Gossamer
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Student Briana Aviles
Student Briana Aviles
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This person is in more of a calm setting or mood. Her mind is wondering.
My Tippet – only Tulle –
We paused before a House that seemed
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Benjamin Leija
Benjamin Leija
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Emily takes us on a journey after death and tells us about being in this state.
A Swelling of the Ground –
The Roof was scarcely visible –
The Cornice – in the Ground –
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Keaton Stevens
Keaton Stevens
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They might have came to a big house since they can't see the roof or they are in a forest of sorts and there is too much foliage in the way.
Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet
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Jonathan Twilley
Jonathan Twilley
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Shows that although life can be an eternity and only feel like days, and when its over that it.
Feels shorter than the Day
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Keaton Stevens
Keaton Stevens
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Shows how when you are having fun time flies by in the matter of seconds.
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Dr. Andrew Miller
Dr. Andrew Miller
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I believe she was fading from life on her way somewhere.
I first surmised the Horses' Heads
Were toward Eternity –
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Samuel Throckmorton
Samuel Throckmorton
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They are going to keep traveling for eternity. Because eternity can never be reached because it goes on forever.
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Student Tressie Carter
Student Tressie Carter
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They were about to start traveling forever.
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Caylin Knuckles
Caylin Knuckles
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They were traveling without stopping because eternity has no end.
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Jonathan Twilley
Jonathan Twilley
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I believe this means that they are towards eternity and as such they were coming to the end of the ride and soon both her and death could not wait any longer.
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Benjamin Leija
Benjamin Leija
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Throughout the poem, we see strange personifications through the capitalization of improper nouns
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cheyanna smith
cheyanna smith
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Death for her isnt really scary or anything, more peaceful
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greyson gibson
greyson gibson
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I like how the poem flows really nicely at the beginning
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LINDEN WHITLOW
LINDEN WHITLOW
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it has some vocab from this week and it talks a lot about death.
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Gadge Sherwood
Gadge Sherwood
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Her and death is going through her life and locking back on it
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LINDEN WHITLOW
LINDEN WHITLOW
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it feels as though as i read it it puts images in my head of a very gloomy place or day.
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