-I Reason, Earth is Short (3053)
One of the things I noticed in almost all Dickinson's poetry is her constant use of Slanted Rhymes(or Half Rhymes). In this poem she uses them for 3 out of 4 lines in every stanza, with the last line always being "But, what of that?" I find it an interesting strategy in the poetry, it is a subtle form of rhyming that isn't always picked up on but no doubt deliberate when done over and over like that. It gives the poem an even feel and makes it lyrical in a sense, every stanza is similar enough to blend together.

-Much Madness is Divinest Sense (3059)
The thing that popped out at me about this poem was the opposition she used in it. She talks of Madness and Sense at the same time. Or more so Madness being Sense, or....Sense being Madness. I think it is an interesting comparison, since we normally think of Sense as being the opposite of Madness, things that are "Mad" do not make sense. I am not sure what to make of the opposition of the two, but I found it interesting never the less.

-The Consciousness That is Aware (3073)
I found this poem puzzling at best. I did like the even beats and repetition in it though. I noticed that every line was around 6 beats long (a few were 5, some were 8, but none over that) it makes the poem even. The other case of repetition was the word "Itself" or "It's" it ties the poem together nicely. I think this poem is about the struggle between who we are and who we pretend to be, in the end we see "the Soul condemned to be attended by a single hound it's own identity" It is almost like you can figure out all the mysteries of life and death, but you still have to contend with yourself at the end of the day. That is what I got from it anyway.

-One Need not Be a Chamber--to be Haunted (3069)
This was my favorite poem of the six we read. I liked how Dickinson compared the mind to a House, or a Chamber. I could not tell you if it is repetition or Opposition, perhaps both? She does it throughout the poem, and they really are separate things. So I am unsure. I feel this poem is about how things can haunt the mind. How so often people fear what is around them, instead of the things within themselves. How we should be more aware of those things in our mind that may sneak up on us when we are alone, than fear things we may encounter in the world.

-The Brain--is Wider Than the Sky (3067)
Dickinson uses repartition beautifully in this poem, "For--put them side by side" "For--hold them--Blue to blue" "For--heft them--Pound for Pound". It ties each of the three stanzas together and gives the poem a feeling of unity. I think this poem is about the unlimited power of the Human mind. How much it can do, how much it can understand. The only thing that it is equal to is God, for god made the mind and so it cannot be more than him, but it can be his equal. ((that is how I see it from the reading at least))

-Tell All the Truth but Tell it Slant (3076)
I couldn't really find an instance of real repetition or opposition in this poem other than the use of the word "truth". But I think this poem is all about choosing your words carefully. That the Truth is a powerful thing and may "blind" men, I think what she means is that the whole truth may not be believed at once, so tell it slowly, make it easier to swallow or no one will want to taste it.

~Hannah