Day 1

Piece:

Tell all the Truth but tell it slant---
Success in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth's superb surprise
As Lightening to the Children eased
With explanation kind
The Truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind---

--Emily Dickinson

Method

Gradually remove all but the first letter of key words. As you continue, remove all but the first letter of key words, then take away those until you need no prompting. Once you achieve this goal, do something to take your mind off the poem for 2minutes. Then see if you can repeat the poem from memory without any hints. If you can't, start the process over until you can. If you can't manage it before your time is up, don't worry. If you can, try doing the same process with the poem A Narrow Fellow in the Grass.

1.
Tell all the t___ but tell it sl___
Sucess in c ___ lies
Too B____ for our infirm d____
The truth's s_____ surprise
As L____ to the Children ea_____
With e_____ kind
The T____ must d____ gradually
or e___ man be bl___

2.
Tell all the t ____ but tell it sland
sucess in c____ lies
too bold for our i_____ delight
the truths supreme s_____
as Lightning to the C_____ east
with e______kind
the truth must d_____ gradually
or every m____ be b_____.

3.
T___ all the t____ but tell it sl____
s____ in c_____ lies
too b_____ for our i____ d_____
the t_____ s_____ s_____
as L_____ to the C______ e_____
With _____ kind
The t_____ must d_____ gr______
or e____ m___ be b_____

4.
___ all the ___ but tell it _____
_____ in ____ _____
too ____ for our ______ ______
the _____ ______ ____
as ______ to the ______ _______
With _____ ______
the _____ must _____ ______
or ______ ______ be ______.

WAIT 2 MINUTES