Because I could not stop for Death
poem by Emily Dickinson
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Summary
Because I could not stop for Death is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,573 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Emily Dickinson[3]
- Location: Houghton Library[4]
- Language of work or name: English[5]
- Country of origin: United States[6]
- Catalog code: 712[7]
- Publication date: 1890[8]
- Main subject: death[9]
- Described at URL: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47652/because-i-could-not-stop-for-death-479[10]
- Published in: Poems[11]
- Title: The Chariot[12]
- First line: Because I could not stop for Death —[13]
- Copyright status: public domain[14]
- Number of words: 127[15]
- Narrative motif: Death[16]
- Form of creative work: poem[17]
Why It Matters
Because I could not stop for Death is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]