Emily Dickerson's poetry often has similar discussion points. In a few of her poems, "Because I Could Not Stop for Death," "I Died For Beauty," and "I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died," she discusses death.
However, while death would normally be considered a negative subject, she tends to take it from different perspectives. In one instance, Emily Dickerson tends to speak of death as merely another journey. She also speaks of death in a good way as long as the reason is just. And lastly she describes how a person's last few moments living tend to linger on.

In the poem "Because I Could Not Stop for Death," Emily Dickerson discusses how death may happen suddenly whether you are prepared for it or not. Yet although it may be unexpected it is but just another trip, in this case "the carriage held but just ourselves/ and immortality." She discusses how she has to put an end of things done while living, "labor, and my leisure too," and how the world will still go on, with her......

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Title: The Poetry Of Emily Dickerson
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