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1、Tell all the Truthbut tell it slant,By Emily Dickinson(pg.386),Explication,Tell all the Truth but tell it slant-aSuccess in Circuit lies bToo bright*for our infirm Delight*a The Truths superb surprise bAs Lightning to the Children eased cWith explanation kind dThe Truth must dazzle gradually eOr eve

2、ry man be blind-d,KeyRhyme SchemeMetaphorSimileAlliterationDictionImageryInternal Rhyme*Oxymoron*,Paraphrase,Tell all the Truth but tell it slant-Success in Circuit liesToo bright for our infirm DelightThe Truths superb surpriseAs Lightning to the Children easedWith explanation kindThe Truth must da

3、zzle gradually Or every man be blind-,Tell the truth but dilute it to suit the listener Sometimes it is better to not go strait to the truthThe truth is sometimes too much to handle all at onceIt surprises you When explaining lightning to childrenYou must explain lightning gradually so it will not s

4、care the child as muchLikewise when explaining the truth,you must do so gradually Or they will not see the truth at all,Imagery and Symbolism,Line 5:“As Lightning to the Children eased”Visual Imagery:The lightning refers to the imagery pattern of light and dark.Symbolism:Light=Truth/Dark=Ignorance,E

5、lements,Metaphor:truth compared to light.The truth opening your eyes to new ideas is compared to light showing things in the darkness that were previously overlooked.Just as light is sometimes too bright and hurts your eyes or surprises you if turned on too suddenly,truth may hurt your feelings or s

6、urprise you.Another metaphor is in the last two lines.Its a metaphor because a person will not literally go blind if told the truth but will close off and ignore or not believe what they have been told because it was too much to handle.,Elements Continued,Simile:Lines 3-6,the truths surprise is too

7、bright for us to understand like lightning is too hard for children to understand unless the explanation is broken down and the truth is diluted.Alliteration-tell/truth,slant/success/circuit/superb/surprise.This is important because it calls attention to the words alliterated emphasizing Dickinsons

8、theme.Oxymoron-Infirm Delight,infirm meaning sickness and delight meaning joy.It is used to say that ignorance is bliss in our society.,Elements Continued,Punctuation-The first dash after slant means“because”indicating the end of the introduction and leading into the rest of the poem.The second dash

9、 after blind is used to remind the reader to keep thinking about the speakers purpose.Capitalization-Truth is capitalized to show that it is the subject of the poem.Circuit is capitalized to emphasize the need to be indirect when telling the truth.,Structure,There is rhythm and the poem is written i

10、n free verse.There is however a rhyme scheme(a,b,a,b,c,d,e,d).She differed from normal poetry because she didnt feel like she had to be limited by rules and because no one except her was supposed to read her poems.Rhyme:She uses slant rhyme when she uses the words slant and delight and exact rhyme w

11、ith lies/surprise and kind/blind.Then she uses internal rhyme with bright and delight.Speaker:The speaker is first person plural where the speaker aligns themselves with society.,Meaning and Theme,Meaning:The poem was meant to be informative and advising.Theme:There were two themes.One is:Tell the w

12、hole truth,while diluting it so as to not frighten or surprise the listener.The other is:The whole truth is sometimes too much to handle.,Diction and Tone,Diction:The words tell,success,circuit,eased,explanation,kind,must,and gradually to give advice and inform the reader of her opinion.She uses wor

13、ds such as infirm,delight,surprise,dazzle and blind to convey the powerful nature of the truth.Also the words eased,kind,gradually and surprise is used to show the sympathetic nature of the speaker.Tone:The tone is several things,informative,advising,opinionated,confident,and sympathetic.These are s

14、hown through the use of diction and other literary and poetic devices.,Multiple Choice Questions,1.How is the line,“Tell all the Truth but tell it slant-”best interpreted in this poem?Tell something that sounds like the truth but is not the truthTell the truth but dilute it to suit the listenerTell

15、the truth but not the whole truthDo not tell the truth at allAvoid answering the question,Multiple Choice Questions,2.What literary element or elements does Dickinson use to emphasize her advising tone?Capitalization-Circuit,to emphasize the need to be indirect when telling the truthAlliteration-tel

16、l/truth,/success/circuit/superb/surprise.Diction-tell,success,circuit,eased,explanation,kind,must,and graduallyAnswers a and b onlyAnswers a and c only,Multiple Choice Questions,3.How does Dickinson use diction to convey the powerful nature of the truth?She uses the word“explanation”She uses the wor

17、d“Circuit”She uses the word“delight”She uses the word“success”She uses the word“must”,Multiple Choice Answers,B-You must tell the truth and the whole truth but you must explain it kindly and gradually so the listener will understand better.E-Capitalization:by emphasizing circuit,it is emphasizing th

18、e need,or advising the reader,to be indirect when telling the truth.Diction-tell,success,circuit,eased,explanation,kind,must,and gradually are all words that someone might use when giving advice about how to tell someone the truthC-“delight”is a word associated with feeling when“explanation”,“Circui

19、t”,“success”and“must”are all words that are associated with taking action,Essay Question,How does Dickinson use metaphors to emphasize her themes?,Essay Question Answer,Dickinson uses a metaphor when she compares truth to light.The truth opening your eyes to new ideas is compared to light showing th

20、ings in the darkness that were previously overlooked.Just as light is sometimes too bright and hurts your eyes or surprises you if turned on too suddenly,truth may hurt your feelings or surprise you.This relates to both themes because she explains here that the blunt truth is not always the best thi

21、ng and may surprise the listener.Another metaphor is when she says“The Truth must dazzle gradually Or every man be blind-”.Its a metaphor because a person will not literally go blind if told the truth but will close off and ignore or not believe what they have been told because it was too much to understand.This also relates to both themes but especially explains the theme of“The whole truth is sometimes too much to handle”because if you tell someone the blunt truth right away,they may not have time or the experience to understand it completely and may just block it out altogether.,The End!,