In stanza four of "Because I Could Not Stop for Death," Dickinson uses the literary device of personification. Personification occurs when an animal or inanimate object is given human characteristics or treated as if it is a human being. In this case, Dickinson personifies the setting sun that was mentioned in the previous stanza, addressing it as "He." When the speaker says "He passed Us," it is as if the sun is a person passing them in its own carriage. Dickinson also personifies the "Dews," saying they "drew [back] quivering" from Death as if they were human beings.

Another literary device Dickinson uses is alliteration. In alliteration, words beginning with the same consonant are placed in close proximity. In line three, we hear the repeated "g" sounds in "gossamer" and "gown." The alliteration repeats in line four with the repeated "t" sounds in "tippet" and "tulle." This repetition creates a pleasing sense of rhythm.

Dickinson employs the literary device of imagery in this stanza as well. Imagery is description using the five senses of sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell. Touch imagery comes across vividly in the sense of coldness and chill in the air, with the dews quivering from the cold and the "Chill" contrasted with and seeping through the speaker's very thin clothing. Visual imagery occurs in the gossamer gown and tulle tippet. Both gossamer and tulle are very thin, translucent materials.