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 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 we paused before a house that seemed a swelling of the ground the roof was scarcely visible the cornice in the ground since then tis centuries and yet feels shorter than the day i first surmised the horses heads were toward eternity what is the central topic of the poem? how does dickinsons use of rhyme reflect her interpretation of the traditional ballad form?
a. she follows the tradition of the ballad by using perfect rhyme.
b. she uses rhyme in a variety of ways to combine the ballad with her own style.
c. she avoids rhyme altogether to create a more modern style.
d. she uses rhyme incorrectly because she doesnt understand the ballad form.
