Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Emily Dickinson

Because I could not stop for Death—
He kindly stopped for me—
The Carriage held but just Ourselves—
4 And Immortality.

We slowly drove—He knew no haste
And I had put away
My labor, and my leisure too,
8 For His Civility—

We passed the School, where Children strove
At Recess—in the Ring—
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain—
12 We passed the Setting Sun—

Or rather—He passed Us—
The Dews drew quivering and chill—
For only Gossamer, my Gown—
16 My Tippet1—only Tulle2—

20 We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground—
The Roof was scarcely visible—
The Cornice—but a Mound—

24 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 Tippet1—only Tulle2—

We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground—
The Roof was scarcely visible—
The Cornice—but a Mound—

Since then—'tis Centuries—and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses' Heads
Were toward Eternity—
How does line length in the fourth stanza impact the poem? A. It indicates a shift in the narrator's perspective. B. It indicates the conclusion of one part of the poem. C. It mirrors the quick pace of the carriage in the poem. D. It mirrors the racing thoughts of the narrator.