Because I Could Not Stop For Death And Home Burial

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In “Because I Could Not Stop For Death” written by Emily Dickinson and “Home Burial” Robert Frost both involve Death in their poems. Many people portray Death either as a good thing or a very horrible thing. The concept of Death appears differently between the two poems. In Dickinson’s poem, the girl’s life is taken by Death and she describes him as kind and polite. While in Frost’s poem Death is seen as a horrible thing in which the parents grieve over their child’s death.

The young girl who had passed on in Dickinson’s poem experiences the life elapse without her. “Because I could not stop for Death –He kindly stopped for me –” (Line 1-2). Death knows it was her time, but she didn't plead for him to take her. Death is portrayed as a kind, sensible …show more content…

This section is describing the grave as a home. The resting place is described as her home to where she is now buried.

In Robert Frost’s poem, the couple are grieving over their dead child. The husband and the wife argue substantially. Their relationship is falling apart because they can not handle the fact that their baby is dead. “He saw her from the bottom of the stairs before she saw him. She was starting down, looking back over her shoulder at some fear” (Lines 1-3). The wife is afraid of her husband and because her child is dead, she is more afraid and grieves upon the pain. She doesn’t feel safe with him at the moment.

The wife can not tolerate the situation anymore. This marriage is weak and she does not want to continue any longer. Towards the end of the poem, the wife tries to get away. “She was opening the door wider. Where do you mean to go? First tell me that. I’ll follow and bring you back by force. I will!—”. Towards the end of the poem, the wife tries to get away. She can no longer tolerate his acts and can’t face her

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