Tell the truth- but tell it slant-

CIRCUIT
INFIRM
LOVE
LYRIC
NATURE
PAIN
POETRY
SLANT
SUCCESS

Background info on the Author: Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst at the Homestead on December 10, 1830. Her quiet life was infused with a creative energy that produced almost 1800 poems and a profusion of vibrant letters. Her lively Childhood and Youth were filled with schooling, reading, explorations of nature, religious activities, significant friendships, and several key encounters with poetry. Her most intense Writing Years consumed the decade of her late 20s and early 30s; during that time she composed almost 1100 poems. She made few attempts to publish her work, choosing instead to share them privately with family and friends. In her Later Years Dickinson increasingly withdrew from public life. Her garden, her family (especially her brother’s family at The Evergreens) and close friends, and health concerns occupied her. With a few exceptions, her poetry remained virtually unpublished until after she died on May 15, 1886. After her death, her poems and life story were brought to the attention of the wider world through the competing efforts of family members and intimates. ** Directions: Find the words that go with the theme of

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Answer Key for Tell the truth- but tell it slant-

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Word X Y Direction
CIRCUIT  44ne
INFIRM  16n
LOVE  31s
LYRIC  67n
NATURE  56n
PAIN  21s
POETRY  43se
SLANT  75n
SUCCESS  46n