Question

emily dickinsons poem \because i could not stop for death,\ written around 1863 and published posthumously in 1890, depicts the speakers journey with a personified death figure. in the poems conclusion, dickinson elaborates on the relativity of time.
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which quotation from \because i could not stop for death\ most effectively illustrates the claim?
a \we slowly drove – he knew no haste / and i had put away / my labor and my leisure too, / for his civility –\
b \since then – tis centuries – and yet / feels shorter than the day / i first surmised the horses heads / were toward eternity –\
c \we passed the school, where children strove / at recess – in the ring – / we passed the fields of gazing grain – / we passed the setting sun –\
d \we paused before a house that seemed / a swelling of the ground – / the roof was scarcely visible – / the cornice – in the ground –\

Explanation:

The claim is about the relativity of time in the poem's conclusion. Option B says "Since then - 'tis Centuries - and yet / Feels shorter than the Day / I first surmised...", showing that centuries feel shorter than a day, which illustrates time's relativity. Option A is about Death's civility, C about passing scenes, D about a house (grave), none related to time relativity.

Answer:

B. "Since then - 'tis Centuries - and yet / Feels shorter than the Day / I first surmised the Horses' Heads / Were toward Eternity -"