In Dickinson's poem, 'Because I Could Not Stop for Death,' what is the contribution of the symbol of the carriage to the meaning of the text?
1) The carriage symbolizes the journey of life and the passage of time.
2) The carriage represents the inevitability of death and the end of life.
3) The carriage signifies the transition from the physical world to the afterlife.
4) The carriage represents the poet's acceptance and peacefulness towards death.