Emily Dickinson had unconventional views, which may explain the puzzling and fascinating way she describes death in this poem. He presents the arrival of "Death" as a friend, or even a groom, to unhurriedly accompany the narrator to his grave. The awareness of immortality is conveyed throughout the poem through various literary techniques. The poem consists of six quatrains without a regular rhyme scheme, except for an occasional abcb half-rhyme. However, the numerous internal rhymes and alliteration create a fluid and peaceful rhythm. The rhythm of the poem is euphonically methodical, with all stanzas except the fourth having iambic tetrameter in lines 1 and 3 and iambic trimeter in lines 2 and 4 of each stanza. The rhythm reinforces the almost cheerful atmosphere of the poem. The first stanza begins almost reproachfully: “Why couldn't I…” The short, hard “couldn't stop for” sounds support this feeling of regret and emphasize how “gently” Death is to her to stop. “The Carriage Kept Only Ourselves” conveys an intimate feeling, perhaps showing what a personal death is. The dashes at the end of the first three (and throughout the poem) create a feeling of infinity and lead to the powerful fourth line "And immortality." This is the only solid point in the poem and demonstrates how intensely the narrator is aware of both the supernatural and eternal nature of death. The second verse reinforces the tranquility and awareness of eternity that the first verse conveys. They drive “slowly,” with a caesura to accentuate it, and the alliteration of the “h” and “n” sounds creates a calming effect, as if comforting words are being whispered. This is reinforced by… middle of the paper… a huge opportunity to die is to recognize that “centuries” of death “seem shorter than the day” she died. However, he can now say this in a matter-of-fact tone (evidenced by the higher “e” sound in line 21) because he now knows the relatively small eternal value he will one day have. This is powerfully encapsulated in the last line, where, unlike the dot-and-dot “Immortality” of line 4, the hyphenated “Eternity” seems to show that the narrator has come to terms with his own destiny. The poem therefore is a carefully constructed work of art that timelessly bears witness to the plight of many people who grapple with the mystery of death and whether you will ever know if you are prepared for it. Emily Dickinson composed a poem that memorably captured this human condition of fear of death and created a sense of comfort by suggesting how it might arise.