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What is the speaker in Emily Dickinson’s poem “712” (“because I could not stop for death”)?

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If I remember correctly, I believe it's A Dead Woman.

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Answer: a dead woman.

Explanation: Emily Dickenson wrote her poem number 712 called "Because I could not stop for death" which was published in 1890. The speaker of the poem is a dead woman who meets the death that is personified by a gentleman. The death takes her to the afterlife on his carriage.

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