Question

What does the carriage symbolize in this excerpt from Emily Dickinson’s “Because I Could Not Stop for Death”?

Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.

We slowly drove – He knew no haste
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility –



immortality



fate



life



death

Answer 1

D. Death

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Answer 2

In this excerpt, the carriage symbolizes DEATH.
From the passage, it can be seen that the word carriage is capitalized, that makes it a proper noun. This means that, the carriage is not just any carriage but the writer's own carriage of death, her death chariot, which will convey her to the land of the dead.