"Much Madness is Dvinest Sense" ~#9

This poem uses a lot of great diction. The speaker presents her point paradoxically and through the use of such words as assent and demur. These two words bring a lot of meaning into the poem. Assent means to agree or go along with. Demur means to disagree or take exception to. Assent in the poem represents Sense, and Demur represents Madness. Because the diction plays such an important role in the poem, the words have many deeper meanings. Assent also refers to the desire of some people to conform to the demands of society, while demur refers to the idea of noncomformity.