THINGS FALL APART AND EMILY DICKINSON'S POEM

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Applying Emily Dickinson’s “Tell all the truth but tell it slant” to Nwoye in Things Fall Apart

Look up the bolded words to help establish meaning.

Tell all the truth but tell it slant —         _________________________________________________________

Success in Circuit lies                            _________________________________________________________

Too bright for our infirm Delight           _________________________________________________________

The Truth's superb surprise                    _________________________________________________________

As Lightning to the Children eased       _________________________________________________________

With explanation kind                            _________________________________________________________

The Truth must dazzle gradually            _________________________________________________________

Or every man be blind —                       _________________________________________________________

 

A.  Explain Dickinson’s intended meaning the lines of her poem.

B.  Apply each line of Dickinson’s poem to Nwoye’s experience regarding Ikemefuna’s horrible death.

 

Line 1: Tell all the truth but tell it slant — 

A: ________________________________________________________________________________________

B: ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Line 2: Success in Circuit lies     

A: ________________________________________________________________________________________

B: ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Line 3: Too bright for our infirm Delight

A: ________________________________________________________________________________________

B: ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Line 4: The Truth's superb surprise         

A: ________________________________________________________________________________________

B: ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Line 5: As Lightning to the Children eased         

A: ________________________________________________________________________________________

B: ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Line 6: With explanation kind                            

A: ________________________________________________________________________________________

B: ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Line 7: The Truth must dazzle gradually 

A: ________________________________________________________________________________________

B: ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Line 8: Or every man be blind —           

A: ________________________________________________________________________________________

B: ________________________________________________________________________________________

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