"Much Madness is Divinest Sense" By Emily Dickinson by Camryn Nguyen (Student FVHS) https://padlet.com/cnguyen196/tbkodg1f5sh0bmbz Camryn Nguyen & Adrian Ramirez en-us 2023-02-14 19:29:47 UTC 2025-12-28 07:34:59 UTC hello@padlet.com cnguyen196 https://padlet.com/cnguyen196/tbkodg1f5sh0bmbz/wish/2482505976 2023-02-14 19:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cnguyen196/tbkodg1f5sh0bmbz/wish/2482505976 cnguyen196 https://padlet.com/cnguyen196/tbkodg1f5sh0bmbz/wish/2482509133 2023-02-14 19:38:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cnguyen196/tbkodg1f5sh0bmbz/wish/2482509133 What is the poem's tone? Which words reveal this tone? Is the poem ironic? cnguyen196 https://padlet.com/cnguyen196/tbkodg1f5sh0bmbz/wish/2482515833 The tone of the poem is that Emily feels angry towards the unfairness. She feels that she can't speak her mind without feeling bad because her answers might be different to what society thinks and she'd then be posed as a threat to them. In her poem she says, "Assent--and you are sane-- Demur-- you're straightway dangerous--" This shows that in order to not look insane you'd just have to agree with what everyone else says and if you go against them you'd be sent to death. ]]> 2023-02-14 19:43:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cnguyen196/tbkodg1f5sh0bmbz/wish/2482515833 What figures of speech are used? How do they contribute to the tone and meaning of the poem? cnguyen196 https://padlet.com/cnguyen196/tbkodg1f5sh0bmbz/wish/2482517166 A metaphor is used in the poem. "Much Madness is divinest Sense--" In Emily's poem she is trying to explain that if you disagree with society, you are considered insane. If you go against the group instead of thinking with the group, you appear as a threat to the group. ]]> 2023-02-14 19:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cnguyen196/tbkodg1f5sh0bmbz/wish/2482517166 What is the theme of this poem? Can you state it in a single sentence? Elaborate on your idea. aramirez1261 https://padlet.com/cnguyen196/tbkodg1f5sh0bmbz/wish/2483990025 The theme of the poem is that to be different is to be normal. Often society judges those who look, act, dress, speak differently. However, those who are different have a sense of self identity than those who try to fit in with the norm. By wanting to be "normal" you strip yourself of any kind of identity thus you are now the opposite of "normal". ]]> 2023-02-15 19:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cnguyen196/tbkodg1f5sh0bmbz/wish/2483990025 cnguyen196 https://padlet.com/cnguyen196/tbkodg1f5sh0bmbz/wish/2483994749 2023-02-15 19:13:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cnguyen196/tbkodg1f5sh0bmbz/wish/2483994749 What is the theme (the central idea) of this poem? Can you state it in a single sentence? Elaborate on your idea. aramirez1261 https://padlet.com/cnguyen196/tbkodg1f5sh0bmbz/wish/2484000851 The last line of the poem says, "And handled with a Chain"(Dickinson). I think the poem is trying to say that any idea, regardless of it being rational, can be interpreted as crazy thus being punished for it. All that matters is if the majority agrees with you. ]]> 2023-02-15 19:17:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cnguyen196/tbkodg1f5sh0bmbz/wish/2484000851