Tell All the Truth but Tell It Slant

One major theme conveyed in Dickinson's poem entitled "Tell All the Truth But Tell it Slant" is

• Don't Trust People with your secret.

• Truth must be told indirectly to avoid shocking people.

• Truth must be told directly to avoid misleading people.

• None of the Above

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How did Emily Dickinson compose her poems?

• complex slant and regular rhymes

• free verse

• all rhymes

• all the above

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Emily Dickinson wrote all these poems except...

• The Soul selects her own Society

• From Song of My Heart

• Much Madness is Divinest

• Tell All the Truth But Tell It Slant

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What poetic technique was Whitman most famous for?

• Free verse

• Personification

• Punctuation

• Similes and Metaphors

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What is slant rhyme?

• similar but not identical sounds

• strict rhyme scheme

• a cool, hip dance move

• rhymed words with more than three syllables

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Which of the following is an example of slant rhyme?

• hop and mop

• frog and rabbit

• jump and pump

• bridge and grudge

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All but one of the following are techniques used by Dickinson.  Choose the one she did NOT use.

• quatrains

• slant rhyme

• repetition

• metaphors

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In the poem the poet uses words"Tell it across and down" and "or all backwards, turned around" to _

• imply that the truth can be manipulated

• persuade the reader to write poetry in any direction

• describe ways to make an argument

• suggest that there is more than 1 way to read a poem

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What is the main theme of Emily Dickinson's poem 'Tell All the Truth but Tell It Slant'?

• Truth should be told directly to avoid confusion.

• Truth should be told indirectly to avoid overwhelming people.

• Truth is subjective and varies from person to person.

• Truth is always harsh and should be avoided.

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Which poetic technique is prominently used by Emily Dickinson in 'Tell All the Truth but Tell It Slant'?

• Free verse

• Slant rhyme

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

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