Oliver uses another image from nature as she does in the first few lines of the poem to describe how one individual feels when death comes. The massive iceberg between the scanty shoulders gives a feel of something humongous and chilling. Death, which is depicted by the iceberg, often briskly takes away an individual’s life. There is fear attached to this particular image. Besides, this image signifies humans’ incapability to measure death. The immensity of this image proves more powerful than other appearances of death.