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  1. figuratively
    in a non-literal sense
    Figuratively speaking, this poem is about one woman’s “date with death.”
  2. personification
    attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
    Dickinson uses the personification of Death as a metaphor throughout the poem.
  3. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
    Dickinson uses the personification of Death as a metaphor throughout the poem.
  4. poem
    a composition in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
    Figuratively speaking, this poem is about one woman’s “date with death.”
  5. impression
    a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
    While most people would try to bar the door once they recognized his identity, this woman gives the impression that she is quite flattered to find herself in even this gentleman’s favor.
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