Emily Dickinson
...re frightening than a haunted house. “Than Unarmed, one’s a’self encounter -, In lonesome place” – The speaker says that anywhere is a better place to be than being left alone to think about our thoughts. “Assassin hid in our Apartment, Be Horror’s least” – This passage says that having to deal with our own thoughts is more frightening than someone hiding from and waiting for us in our apartment. In the end we eventually have to deal with what is inside our minds; our thoughts – “The Body- , borrows a Revolver- , He bolts the Door-“ “After great pain” talks about emotional loss and what can happen to us as a result of this loss. The speaker is feeling numb and just going through the motions. “The Nerves sit ceremonious, like Tombs-“ – This line describes the numb feeling. “And Yesterday, or Centuries before” – The speaker is talking about how a great loss can affect our sense of time or how long it’s been since we first encountered this great loss. “The Feet, mechanical, go round- , Of Ground, or Air, or Ought- , A Wooden Way, Regardless Grown, A Quartz contentment, like a stone-“ – The speaker describes how, after such a loss, we just go through the motions for some period of time. “This is the Hour of Lead-“ – The speaker is telling us that we will be feeling heavy or strong emotions. “First – Chill – the Stupor – then the letting go-“ – This is a final comparison; comparing the feeling of grief to a feeling of freezing to death. “Because I could not stop for Death” talks about discovering what it’s like to die. In the beginning of the poem, the speaker is confused about what is taking place; she doesn’t understand at first that she is experiencing death. Later in the poem, the speaker realizes what is happening and she feels a chill ...