Emily Dickinson's Collected Poems

Because I Could Not Stop For Death

Because I Could Not Stop For Death-What effect do the caesura have for you when reading this poem?

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The caesura has the effect of slowing down the action or pace.... time moves quickly, but not for the dying, who are looking toward eternity.

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Emily Dickinson's Collected Poems

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