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Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson. “Much Madness…” through “This is my letter…”. “Much Madness is divinest Sense”. The speaker points out the common conflict in the world. Society vs. Individual Which side do you the speaker (and, therefore, Dickinson) would take in this conflict?.

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Emily Dickinson

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  1. Emily Dickinson “Much Madness…” through “This is my letter…”

  2. “Much Madness is divinest Sense” • The speaker points out the common conflict in the world. • Society vs. Individual • Which side do you the speaker (and, therefore, Dickinson) would take in this conflict?

  3. “Success is counted sweetest” According to the speaker, who on the battlefield would most appreciate the “Victory”? How can the reader apply this to everyday life?

  4. “I heard a Fly buzz when I died” • Irony at its darkest • The dying person has expectations of what death will entail. • What are these expectations? • Do these expectations hold true? • This poem creates a doubt about the existence of an afterlife.

  5. “The Bustle in a House” • This poem uses metaphors to describe the grieving process over the death of a loved one. • Examples? • What does this poem suggest about the afterlife?

  6. “Because I could not stop for Death” • In the first stanza, how many passengers are in the carriage? • Who are these passengers? • The fifth stanza uses a metaphor to describe the speaker’s grave. • Explain this metaphor. • Death is portrayed as kind, civil, and patient, BUT he will catch people unaware.

  7. “There’s a certain Slant of light” • Line 2 mentions “Winter Afternoons.” What mood would this create in the reader? • What do the final two lines communicate about a person’s view of death?

  8. “This is my letter to the World” • Her “Letter” suggests that Nature may have been Dickinson’s chief inspiration in her poetry. • Explain how this is communicated by the poem.

  9. Views of Death • “I heard a Fly buzz when I died” • Disappointing • Tragic, people have cried themselves out • Part of everyday life • “The Bustle in a House” • Emotionally painful and tragic • “Because I could not stop for Death” • Surprising, yet comforting and peaceful

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