Much Madness is divinest Sense

     The poem Much Madness is divinest Sense by Emily Dickinson proved to be somewhat confusing to me. However, I did understand the overall meaning and greatly enjoyed it. The poem reads, "Much Madness is divinest Sense... Much Sense- the starkest Madness" (830). This is saying that insanity is good sense and that good sense is insane. This paradox is actually very true. We must be both insane and have good sense. We must know when to have each of these qualities separately and when they are better paired. Through life, if we are constantly acting insane we will look foolish. However, if we always have good sense we will never do anything spontaneous or daring. We will never live up to the phrase "Carpe Diem." At times it is proper to have good sense, but at other times it is exhilarating to be insane.