Read the third stanza of "because i could not stop for death." we passed the school, where children strove at recess – in the ring – we passed the fields of gazing grain – we passed the setting sun – why does dickinson most likely repeat the word “passed” three times in this stanza? the words convey a sense of steady motion. the words indicate the speaker’s loneliness. the words indicate that the carriage is moving quickly. the words show that the speaker is undergoing inner growth.