In the poems “Because I Could Not Stop for Death”, by Emily Dickinson and “Home Burial”, by Robert Frost, literary elements are used throughout both the poems to convey the message the authors are trying to portray. One of the most important literary elements that is used to entice the reader is symbolism, because it helps authors describe something without actually describing it. Symbolism is also used because it shows how significant an object is. Characterization is also an important literary technique because it gives the reader an idea of ​​how the character would behave, function, and their values ​​in life. Death is a topic used in both poems. Furthermore, each character expresses their opinion on death differently. The first poem is "Why I Couldn't Stop for Death", by Emily Dickinson, is about the woman who later turns out to be a girl who is taken by Death and Death symbolized as a kind and patient man. As the poem continues, the couple is in a carriage symbolizing the journey to death and they watch the children play. Which represents life and the setting sun, which represents the end and in this case the sun represents the end of the speaker's world. When the two reach their destination, the speaker comes into contact with his tomb and the story ends there. However, the final stanza states that she has been there for centuries and has become immortal. The theme of the poem is mortality because the speaker is familiar with death as something that happens daily, which it does. She seems fine with having death around and eventually learns that there is no way to escape him, because only he can know of his arrival. Lines 1-2, "Because I couldn't stop for Death-/he kindly stopped for me-" personifies that D... in the center of the paper... the main thing talked about in both poems because some characters know how to accept it and believe that it is part of everyday life. Other characters or characters believe that death is something to be grieved over and not taken lightly. In both poems Amy and the narrator of the poem "Because I could not stop for death" are struggling to control the situation. But instead of addressing the issue head on, they would rather walk away. Both characters try to learn to accept the situation, but only the narrator of Dickinson's poem accepts, while Amy leaves the same way. Death is important to both poems because it expresses each character's reaction and the importance of accepting death. If you don't you will be hurt and angry for a long time. Both poems are connected to each other because of this, but they are different because the characters reacted differently.