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The Brain—is wider than the Sky— Questions

Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.

  1. What is the effect of Dickson's signature use of long dash marks and capitalized words in this poem? Is it just random, or does is seem to have a point? How can you tell? 
  2. What does the rhyme scheme of the poem help the poet to emphasize?
  3. Compare and contrast this poem to another by Dickinson like "Because I could not stop for Death" or "There is no Frigate like a Book"."
  4. How does the alternating meter of the poem affect it?
  5. What do you think is the speaker's stance on organized religion? What makes you say so?