Much Madness is divinest Sense - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - Much Madness is divinest Sense

Much Madness is divinest Sense --
To a discerning Eye --
Much Sense -- the starkest Madness --
'Tis the Majority
In this, as All, prevail --
Assent -- and you are sane --
Demur -- you're straightway dangerous --
And handled with a Chain --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson Art) Poem: 435. Much Madness is divinest Sense Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Feb 21 2002 Comment 23 of 23, added on September 7th, 2009 at 3:05 PM. The poem is trying to say that you are like everyone else if you are assent but if you choose to be the different one, demur, you are called "dangerous." hm from Pakistan Comment 22 of 23, added on December 9th, 2007 at 9:41 AM. hi i think that all of mad man are divinest signs. and thank you for this poem my friend emily i love this poem because its reality and true. sahel from Iran Comment 21 of 23, added on May 18th, 2007 at 12:15 PM. Much Madness = Truth with a capital "T". Divinest Sense = The ability to see Truth amidst distracting voices, sights, and sound. Much Sense = Whatever society deems of worth (good, bad, and ugly). The Starkest Maddness = Accolades for that which socially "makes sense" is madness (Emperor's New Clothes? 7 immediate golden globe nominations for a movie about gay cowboys with explicit scenes?) The rest of the poem follows reason: Assent and you are part of the group. Demur and one finds oneself ostracized or marked as dangerous (Read 1984 or Brave New World for more on this). Emerson said: It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion, it is easy in solitude to live after one's own. But great is the man who in midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude. titima from Morocco More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Much Madness is divinest Sense, has received 23 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Emily Dickinson with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 435. Much Madness is divinest Sense Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Dec 10 2009, 10:16AM Poem of the Day: Feb 21 2002 Viewed 46224 times. Added on May 18th, 2007 at 12:15 PM.

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