Because I could not stop for Death
Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality.
We slowly drove, he knew no haste,
And I had put away
My labor, and my leisure too,
For his civility.
We passed the school where children played
At wrestling in a ring;
We passed the fields of gazing grain,
We passed the setting sun.
We paused before a house that seemed
A swelling of the ground;
The roof was scarcely visible,
The cornice but a mound.
Since then’t is centuries; but each
Feels shorter than the day
I first surmised the horses’ heads
Were toward eternity.
Quick facts about “Because I could not stop for Death”
- Author
- Emily Dickinson
- First line
- Because I could not stop for Death,
- Length
- 20 lines in 5 stanzas
- Time to learn
- about 10 minutes
Questions about “Because I could not stop for Death”
Who wrote “Because I could not stop for Death”?
“Because I could not stop for Death” was written by Emily Dickinson.
What is the first line of “Because I could not stop for Death”?
The first line of “Because I could not stop for Death” is: “Because I could not stop for Death,”
How long is “Because I could not stop for Death”?
“Because I could not stop for Death” is 20 lines long, in 5 stanzas.
How long does it take to memorize “Because I could not stop for Death”?
Plan on about 10 minutes in the Memorizun trainer, which hides words and letters step by step so you recall the text instead of rereading it. A few short sessions on separate days help it stick.
What is the best way to memorize “Because I could not stop for Death”?
Read it aloud once or twice, then use the trainer to hide more of the text each round until you can say it without looking. Learn it stanza by stanza, then join the stanzas together. Review it again the next day.
