Question

Which three lines in this excerpt from “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson use caesura? We passed the School, where Children strove At Recess—in the Ring— We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain— We passed the Setting Sun— Or rather—He passed us— The Dews drew quivering and chill— For only Gossamer, my Gown— My Tippet—only Tulle—

Answer 1

The lines that use caesura in this excerpt from Emily Dickinson's "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" are the following:

We passed the School, where Children strove At Recess—in the Ring— We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain— We passed the Setting Sun— Or rather

The use of caesura in this poem marks the pace of the reader and the I of the poem. The pace and the mood of the poem is calm due to these caesura, the pauses and she has no haste.