Episode 2: Emily Dickinson, Tell all the truth
Poetry For All
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What Do You Notice in the Second Half of the Poem?
The poem is almost like a bifurcated shell. The first four lines are very theoretical. They're giving us an idea about how one ought to theoretically approach the truth. And so she's doing with this poetry exactly what she's telling us to do with poetry.
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