"Because I could not stop for death” Rajkumar Tamang, 2018
“Because I could not stop for death” Emily Dickinson 1830-1886 In the poem “Because I could not stop for Death,” Emily Dickinson has proven herself to be a solitary poet. Conventionally, her poem is very practical for her era and portrays the best of her throughout the poem. However, it has become common today to dismiss the authenticity of someone else’s ideologies and theories. Emily’s poem is not exempted from the critic’s criticism as well. Certainly, the standard way of thinking about the topic “Because I could not stop for death” has it that death is a fearsome and an inevitable bridge that all must cross. But the poet has made these unpleasant natural thoughts about death into the beautiful and elegant journey that passes into eternity. Although the poem is widely accepted as one of the most iconic works of Emily, many also believe that this poem is controversial in itself. Bianca Rosenthal is right that the poem shows some traits that are typical of her (2009). Vi...