From poem number 718, I
have chosen the word Civility, from the line “For His
Civility--” I have chosen this as the
richest word in the poem for a number of reasons. I feel that it refers to Death, specifically
the personification of death. In the
poem Dickinson describes herself meeting Death and riding with him in a carriage,
passing a school and children, then fields, then a house, etc. I chose
the word Civility because I find her descriptions of Death rather
profound. In this poem, death is not
something or someone to be feared, but rather a kind of ferryman that rides with her,
side by side, through life. She says he
kindly stopped for her, and he describes him as having civility. In this manner, Death is seen as corresponding
to life, as something natural and not to be feared. Death is described more as a civil guide who
carries you from life as you recall childhood, and adulthood, as the poem says,
toward Eternity. Civility, to me, really
encapsulates this poem, mainly because
it seems to sum up Dickinson's attitude towards Death.
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