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Because I could not stop for Death—

by Emily Dickinson

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Because I could not stop for Death—

Poetic techniques and devices used in the poem "Because I could not stop for death" by Emily Dickinson include personification, alliteration, assonance, rhythm, imagery, verbal irony, symbolism, and...

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Because I could not stop for Death—

In stanza four of "Because I could not stop for Death," Dickinson uses personification, alliteration, and imagery. 

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Because I could not stop for Death—

The poem does not have a set rhyme scheme but rhymes can be found throughout. This is indicative of Dickinson's style, which was rich in internal rhyme. Metre: The poem has a iambic tetrameter...

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