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"Because I could not stop for Death" is an example of what type of poem?


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The poem personifies Death as a gentleman caller who takes a leisurely carriage ride with the poet to her grave. She also personifies immortality. The volta (turn) happens in the fourth quatrain. Structurally, the syllables shift from its constant 8-6-8-6 scheme to 6-8-8-6.

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Answer:

It is an example of lyric poetry.

Step-by-step explanation:

The poem has twenty-four lines, divided into stanzas of four lines each. It personifies death by comparisms.

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