Exploring the Figurative Languages of Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Emily Dickinson.pdf

Abstrak

This article aims to unravel the layers of meaning embedded in the

poem by analyzing and identifying intrinsic elements, such as

imagery and figurative language, in Emily Dickinson's “I Could

Not Stop for Death.” Imagery is used to make readers feel things

through their five senses. On the other hand, figurative language

is a form of speech craftily varied from ordinary usage. The

method used in this article was a descriptive qualitative approach.

Reading the poem in order to comprehend its overall meaning and

discover the meaning that was primarily the essence related to the

topic was how the data was collected. In this article, there are

four figurative languages found, which are Personification,

Metaphor, Symbolism, and Hyperboles