Because I could not stop for Death

Placing a work of literature in its historical time period can help you better understand the work’s meaning. In this poem, Emily Dickinson explores the concept of death. Write a paragraph in which you respond to the following question about the poem: Do you think Emily Dickinson’s view of death might have represented a new way of thinking about death in the mid-1800s? Use the Internet or visit a library to research the history of the time period in general and other writers of the period. Cite specific lines from the poem to support your conclusions.