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Much Madness is Divinest Sense.

by Emily Dickinson.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What does the speaker claim 'Much Madness' actually is, according to the opening lines?

Q02of 10

Which literary form best describes this poem's structure?

Q03of 10

What happens to the speaker's pronoun perspective across the poem?

Q04of 10

What is the primary theme of the poem?

Q05of 10

The final image of being 'handled with a chain' most likely alludes to which historical practice?

Q06of 10

The word 'Demur' in line seven is best understood to mean which of the following?

Q07of 10

What tone best characterizes the poem?

Q08of 10

The phrase 'discerning eye' functions primarily as what type of figurative language?

Q09of 10

How does Dickinson use the word 'majority' to structure the poem's argument?

Q10of 10

Which of the following best paraphrases the poem's concluding warning in lines six through eight?

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