Because I could not stop for

1. Because I could not stop for Death ----Emily Dickinson

2. What is the significance of the journey experience? 1 It is a journey towards eternity. 2 The woman can view the things from a higher awareness 3 Death is not terrifying.

3. It is a journey from life to death, from “the physical” to “the spiritual”, from time to “timelessness” It is a journey towards eternity.

4. (1) Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality. Death

5. (4) Or rather, he passed us; The dews grew quivering and chill, For only gossamer my gown, My tippet only tulle. the body is cold, the spirit remains

6. (1) Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality. timeless (6) Since then ‘tis centuries, and yet each Feels shorter than the day I first surmised the horses’ heads Were toward eternity.

7. (5) We paused before a house that seemed A swelling of the ground; The roof was scarcely visible, The cornice but a mound. grave

8. life stage childhood adulthood, maturity old age, death

9. The experience of death may be pleasant rather than terrifying. For her, death is an enchanting ride to eternity.

10. Thank you!