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Dickinson uses double meaning with the concept of “slant,” as some end-rhymes have more assonance than exact rhyme scheme, also known as “slant rhyme.” For example, the following word pairs contain similar rhymes: Lies, surprise (Lines 2, 4), with their slant variations being: delight, kind, blind (Lines 3, 6, 8). The words “eased” and “gradually” also contain slant rhyme (Lines 5, 7). This creates a double meaning with “slant.” Like a slanted truth, they are all slightly different variations of the same long vowel sounds (long -i and long -e), and the sounds themselves have a comforting tone when spoken aloud.
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