'Eternity' is a term that brings to life the timeless infinity of both marriage and death. Marriage symbolizes the depth of eternal love and death symbolizes the longevity of eternal rest. The union of these two seemingly opposite realities define the poetic climax of Emily Dickinson's Because I Could Not Stop For Death. Dickinson uses numerous features to awaken her audience to the narrator's journey towards immortality. The long-awaited, yet inevitable merger of life and death is emphasized by the use of form and allegorical personification. The application of poetic structure, including capitalization, dashes, and rhyme schemes characterize this passage.
             On the literal level of this poem, the narrator begins by recollecting her introduction to death. She is carried off and elopes with a man named Death and his partner in crime, Immortality. She is taken past important defining moments in her life until they reach their final destination, which is death. Her reflections upon viewing her life from an outsiders perspective gives her the vision to comprehend her impact on one side of reality, while she subsequently awaits the next.
             On the symbolic level, Dickinson effectively uses allegory and personification. The fusion of these two ideas results in a deeper level of philosophical significance. The allegory of abstract themes is represented in the poem's characters Death and Immortality. Death symbolizes the passing away of the body, and Immortality represents the Christian belief that the body dies but the soul is immortal. "Because I could not stop for Death-/He kindly stopped for me-," (1-2) Dickinson implies that most people do not stop to ponder death to the extent that she does, perhaps because of fears that have been embedded in their psyche. Along the journey, the narrator reflects on the importance of what she is leaving behind in order to join Death. "We slowly drive – He knew no has
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