and it's in the first two lines, and i'm going to ask you if you agree with it personally, to the extent that emily dickinson's poem is saying that we should tell truth in a slanted way rather then in a, allie? &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt; roundabout way. &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt; yes, in a roundabout way rather than in a. &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt; direct? &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt; direct way.