"because i could not stop for death "
what has the speaker done to prepare for death?

They have gone on a long ride with the personification of death through what could be assumed as either the speakers past life experiences or the joys of life. This review prepares the speaker for death because they become comfortable with what they'll be taking into the afterlife. They've also become comfortable with Death, their companion throughout the poem.

Explanation:

dickinson punctuation and lines in her poems to establish a rhythm. each reader will naturally find themselves reading the poem in the same way. she uses the repeating question marks and exclamation points to convey the passion in her words. shelley uses punctuation to paint a picture in the reader's mind. for example, the ellipses after "stand in the dessert" evoke a silence, as it would feel in a deserted, old place.