My labor, and my leisure too, For his civility. The Palgrave Gothic Series. We passed the school where children played At wrestling in a ring; We passed the fields of gazing grain, We passed the setting sun. Since then 'tis centuries; but each We passed the fields of gazing grain, pause. In: American Women’s Ghost Stories in the Gilded Age. The last stanza reveals We passed the school, where children strove At recess, in the ring; We passed the fields of gazing grain, We passed the setting sun. Read the lines from "Because I Could Not Stop for Death." My labor and my leisure too, For His Civility— We passed the School, where Children strove. A) They are aspects of life that frustrate the speaker. gaze. B) They are elements of life that the speaker wants to show Death. Personification is one of the most obvious techniques at work in this poem. 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 The Trees Are Down 157. civility. My labor, and my leisure too, For his civility. We passed the school where children played, Their lessons scarcely done; We passed the fields of gazing grain, We passed the setting sun. My labor and my leisure too, For His captivity– (Dickinson lines 3-6) The metaphors used here seem to imply that the woman is ready to now forfeit her leisure to travel with Death, who she is not quite familiar with. Together, they ride past a comforting landscape and seemingly every-day life, until they arrive at a rather peculiar house. look at with fixed eyes. Downey D. (2014) ‘My Labor and My Leisure Too’: Wynne’s ‘The Little Room’ and Commodity Culture. the act of showing regard for others. And I had put away My labor, and my leisure too, For his civility. Death uses his calm temperament and … 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 interrupt an activity temporarily before continuing. Or rather, he passed us; The dews grew quivering and chill, For only gossamer my gown, My tippet only tulle. ... My labor, and my leisure too… We slowly drove, he knew no haste, And I had put away My labor, and my leisure too, For his civility. 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 but a mound. Attack 158. It occurs when a poet imbues a non-human creature or object with human characteristics. For example, “labor” and “leisure” in the second stanza and “school” and “strove” in the third stanza. My labor, and my leisure too, For his civility. The house may be interpreted as a grave that protrudes out of the ground. knew no haste/ And I had put away/ My labor and leisure too,/ For his civility" (lines 5-8). Reservist 160. 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