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“Because I could not stop for Death –” by Emily Dickinson (1890)
In perhaps Dickinson’s most famous poem, she personifies death as a young man riding a carriage. In the poem, death takes the speaker on a ride to the afterlife as the speaker passes scenes from her life. While the speaker is traveling with Death, the tone is calm and peaceful, making death feel like a natural thing not to be feared. This poem is also a lyric ballad.
“‘Hope’ is the thing with Feathers” by Emily Dickinson (1891)
Another famous Dickinson lyric ballad, this poem focuses on hope and salvation through the metaphor of a bird. While the poem is generally considered to be focused on the idea of salvation, it is one of Dickinson’s most complex, and it allows for multiple interpretations.
“A wounded deer leaps highest” by Emily Dickinson (1890)
This cryptic lyric ballad uses the image of a deer that has just been shot to comment on the way people put on brave faces when they are in anguish. This is similar to the feeling she expresses throughout “If you were coming in the Fall,” as she tries to express bravado in the face of crushing despair.
By Emily Dickinson
A Bird, came down the Walk
A Bird, came down the Walk
Emily Dickinson
A Clock stopped—
A Clock stopped—
Emily Dickinson
A narrow Fellow in the Grass (1096)
A narrow Fellow in the Grass (1096)
Emily Dickinson
Because I Could Not Stop for Death
Because I Could Not Stop for Death
Emily Dickinson
"Faith" is a fine invention
"Faith" is a fine invention
Emily Dickinson
Fame Is a Fickle Food (1702)
Fame Is a Fickle Food (1702)
Emily Dickinson
Hope is a strange invention
Hope is a strange invention
Emily Dickinson
"Hope" Is the Thing with Feathers
"Hope" Is the Thing with Feathers
Emily Dickinson
I Can Wade Grief
I Can Wade Grief
Emily Dickinson
I Felt a Cleaving in my Mind
I Felt a Cleaving in my Mind
Emily Dickinson
I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain
I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain
Emily Dickinson
If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking
If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking
Emily Dickinson
If I should die
If I should die
Emily Dickinson
I heard a Fly buzz — when I died
I heard a Fly buzz — when I died
Emily Dickinson
I'm Nobody! Who Are You?
I'm Nobody! Who Are You?
Emily Dickinson
Much Madness is divinest Sense—
Much Madness is divinest Sense—
Emily Dickinson
Success Is Counted Sweetest
Success Is Counted Sweetest
Emily Dickinson
Tell all the truth but tell it slant
Tell all the truth but tell it slant
Emily Dickinson
The Only News I Know
The Only News I Know
Emily Dickinson
There is no Frigate like a Book
There is no Frigate like a Book
Emily Dickinson