This personification creates an image of death that is not in control. Basically, ‘death’ is just a short sleep, and if you are a Christian, you will wake up in Eternity. The tone the reader feels in this poem is a sense of dominance, because the speaker wants the reader to know that death is just a thing, and it’s not as scary as you think. In conclusion, the poems, “Because I could not stop for Death,” and “Death be not proud,” can be compared with one another, because they both personify ‘death’ and use it as the theme, but they are contrasting in how they view death. One is simply going on a carriage ride with death while the other is challenging death. Overall, the tone for Dickinson’s poem is shocking that death would pick up a person, but also, the tone is very calm. The tone in Donne’s poem is a sense of dominance, because death is nothing to be afraid
This personification creates an image of death that is not in control. Basically, ‘death’ is just a short sleep, and if you are a Christian, you will wake up in Eternity. The tone the reader feels in this poem is a sense of dominance, because the speaker wants the reader to know that death is just a thing, and it’s not as scary as you think. In conclusion, the poems, “Because I could not stop for Death,” and “Death be not proud,” can be compared with one another, because they both personify ‘death’ and use it as the theme, but they are contrasting in how they view death. One is simply going on a carriage ride with death while the other is challenging death. Overall, the tone for Dickinson’s poem is shocking that death would pick up a person, but also, the tone is very calm. The tone in Donne’s poem is a sense of dominance, because death is nothing to be afraid