Question

because i could not stop for death
emily dickinson
1 because i could not stop for death—
he kindly stopped for me—
the carriage held but just ourselves—
and immortality.

5 we slowly drove—
he knew no haste and i had put away
my labor and my leisure too,
for his civility—

we passed the school, where children strove
10 at recess—in the ring—
we passed the fields of grazing grain—
we passed the settling sun—

we paused before a house that seemed
a swelling of the ground—
15 the room was scarcely visible—
the cornice—in the ground—

since then—’tis centuries—and yet
feels shorter than the day
i first surmised the horses’ heads
20 were toward eternity—

in this poem, death is presented as
a the end of life
b a man driving a carriage
c a state of mind
d a force of nature

Explanation:

In the poem Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Emily Dickinson, Death is personified. The lines "He kindly stopped for me—The Carriage held but just Ourselves—And Immortality" and "We slowly drove—He knew no haste" use the pronouns "He" and "drove" which imply that Death is depicted as a man driving a carriage. This is a common literary device of personification where an abstract concept (Death) is given human - like qualities (driving a carriage).

Answer:

B. a man driving a carriage