Interpretation of Emily Dickinson's Poem The Road Not Taken

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"We paused before a House" this "House" is her grave. She does not describe how long they "paused" there, but it could not have been long. This seems to be just a weigh station, though the woman does not seem to know it at this point. This is where her body will be housed while her soul journeys onward...
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This seems to be just a weigh station, though the woman does not seem to know it at this point. This is where her body will be housed while her soul journeys onward. She describes the house as a "Swelling of the Ground," an image of a fresh burial plot...
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