Warm Up 11/8/11. Do not copy. Just write True or False in your notebook.

1. The meaning of the word scapegoat originates with a real goat.  a) True  b) False
2. Always taking the same route to school is a good example of an idiosyncrasy.  a) True  b) False
3. In the word insomnia, the prefix in- means able to.  a) True  b) False
4. In the word prejudice, the prefix pre- means before.  a) True  b) False
5. What do the people of Maple Street think the UFO is at first?  a) An alien spacecraft.  b) A low-flying plane.  c) A meteor.  d) A huge weather balloon.  e) None of the above.

Poem #435
by Emily Dickinson

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--

madness = craziness
divinest = most perfect
discerning = showing good judgement/looking carefully
starkest = most obvious
assent = say yes
demur = say no
 

With your partner(s):
1. In your notebook, "translate" as best you can the poem above.
2. There are two lines which are the most important in the whole poem.  Which two lines? Why did you pick those?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

MONSTERS!