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What is the central theme of "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"?

AA celebration of life and youth

BA reflective journey into the afterlife

CAn exploration of nature's beauty

DThe inevitability of time and its passage

Answer:

B. A reflective journey into the afterlife

Read Explanation:

  • "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" explores the journey into the afterlife through the personification of Death as a courteous carriage driver.

  • The poem portrays death as a calm, inevitable transition rather than something to be feared.


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