Question

in because i could not stop for death, what is the significance of the phrase death knew no haste? the phrase is meant to suggest the universality of deaths power. the phrase is evidence of the poets respect for deaths grace and poise. the phrase displays the poets frustration with deaths lack of speed. the phrase characterizes death as being removed from human concerns.

Explanation:

In Emily Dickinson's "Because I Could Not Stop for Death", Death is personified as a calm and unhurried figure. The phrase "[Death] knew no haste" implies that Death is not affected by human - time constraints or concerns. It is above the rush and hurry of human life, removed from human concerns.

Answer:

The phrase characterizes Death as being removed from human concerns.