I assume you are referring to a thesis statement. One of
            the aspects that critics praise this poem for is the way that Dickinson in this
            excellent poem manages to tame or domesticate one of the most powerful and unavoidable
            of human experiences through the use of a metaphor. In this poem, Death is compared to
            an unexpected ride in a horse-drawn carriage that takes the speaker ever-onward into
            "Eternity." This should provide ample scope for a thesis statement discussing the
            presentation of death and how he is transformed from a scary figure into a kind, polite
            and unhurried gentleman, "kindly" stopping, not knowing any
            "haste."
Therefore a good thesis statement you might want
            to use could be:
Through the use of metaphor Dickinson
            domesticates death.
Consider how death is presented and how
            the speaker responds to Death in this poem. Good luck!
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