Emily Dickinson's poem "Because I could not stop for death" uniquely describes the passing between life and death in a tone that indicates the seriousness of a ride through the country. Emily, who was genuinely religious, believed that church was not a necessity in the search for divinity. She thought that staying at home accompanied by your own practices was just as acceptable. The theme of this poem, death is the end of human time …showed first 75 words of 740 total…

…showed last 75 words of 740 total…the title of this poem, "Because I Could Not Stop for Death", indicates it's theme. Emily telling us that we can not stop for death shows us that death is in control of when our lives will end, thus becoming the controller of human time. Through the use of narration, tone and mood and figurative language Emily Dickinson has been able to convey the theme that death is the controller of human time and energy.