how are the speakers of some keep the sabbath going to church and because i could not stop for death similar? both fear disapproval by others. both seem angry and tormented. both are forthright and confident. both reject religious feelings.

Both speakers are forthright and confident. In “Some Keep the Sabbath going to Church,” the speaker calmly but firmly states her own way of worshipping, preferring nature and personal spirituality to formal churchgoing, and she speaks without apology or fear. In “Because I could not stop for Death,” the speaker rides with Death and describes the journey in a composed, accepting tone, treating Death as a polite companion rather than something terrifying, which also shows quiet confidence and poise.