The motif of death in Emily Dickinson's poetry?the most important parts where death has been described

The motif or theme of death was evident in much of Emily
Dickinson's poetry. "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" is one of Emily's poems which
explains why she wrote about death so often. In this poem, the narrator or speaker of
the poem states that death is kind in that death kindly stopped for
her:

Because I
could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for
me;

Emily writes about death
as if he were her friend. The carriage drove slowly, just the two of them. She seemed to
have no fear of death. This is one reason she could write about it so
comfortably.

Emily wrote about death often. She did not
seem to fear death. She visualized death. She heard a fly buzz when she died. In this
poem, "I Heard a Fly Buzz--When I Died," Emily had to have taken time to imagine what it
would be like to be dead. In this poem, she describes with detail what she had witnessed
so often--death. To hear a fly buzz during death would mean the room was so quiet. That
is exactly how Emily described death with extreme
detail:

I
heard a Fly buzz – when I died –The Stillness in the Room Was like the Stillness in the
Air –Between the Heaves of Storm
–

Clearly,
the speaker is not in any kind of anguish. In fact, the tone is matter-of-fact like.
Death is ordinary:

The speaker's tone
is calm, even flat; her narrative is concise and
factual.

No doubt, Emily has a comfortableness
with death in that she has written about it as an everyday event. There is no doom and
gloom in her poetry about death. Death is a welcomed relief for some. Perhaps, Emily too
secretly desired to die and let the world pass her by as it does when she is in the
carriage in "Because I Could Not Stop for Death."

The slower pace
of death could be a welcomed sight for those who have labored
continuously.

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We slowly drove, he knew no haste,
And
I had put away
My labour, and my leisure too,
For his
civility.

Here, death is
civil. There is no gruesomeness in death. Death is as a kindly neighbor who just so
happened to pass by. Perhaps, Emily is preparing herself for death. Perhaps, she is is
writing about death to rid herself of any fears. Either way, Emily is not in pain at the
thought of death.