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Emily Dickinson's Poetry

Question 11 • (OC27) ENG 4-1001400-S2-VRobinson-VOL7006P

Read the quotation from "Because I Could Not Stop for Death."The Carriage held but just Ourselves –And Immortality.What is the effect of the phrase “but just Ourselves” in the lines above?

Answer
A
It gives the poem a humble tone.
B
It conveys the personal nature of the speaker’s journey.
C
It conveys a sense of sarcasm.
D
It gives the speaker’s journey a feeling of loneliness.

Explanation

“But just Ourselves” emphasizes that the carriage carries only the speaker, Death, and Immortality. This makes the journey feel personal and focused on the speaker’s own passage toward death and eternity. The phrase does not necessarily suggest loneliness, since Death and Immortality are present as companions.

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