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Tell all the truth but tell it slant — True or False

1. How does this poem suggest one deliver the truth? -> Slant
2. By the end of the poem, what do we discover the truth to be? -> We don't know
3. What does Dickinson compare the brightness and power of the truth to? -> The sun at the equator
4. Why can't humans take the truth straight up? -> Because we're stupid
5. Ultimately, does Dickinson see the truth as positive or negative thing? -> Both

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