Living in a world where people and their ideas are swiftly distributed over various means of communication, we are exposed to the teachings of many people. Some of these people use many words, but don’t really say much, while others say a lot while using a few words. People of the latter style tend to leave observers deep in thought. After reading the assigned poems by Emily Dickinson, I see that Emily Dickinson is able to get people thinking through her seemingly short poems. Her poems are all deep, and as a result leave readers thinking of not only the poem, but how her words affect our lives. For instance, in her poem titled “Tell all the truth but tell it slant”, we can interpret the poem to simply mean that it is okay (and maybe even good) to lie. However, we can take much more away from the poem if we are to take another minute to read the poem over again, and attempt to read between the lines. For instance, in the third line, Dickinson uses the word ‘our’. This word usage begs the question of who she is referring to- is she simply having an intimate conversation with the intended audience? Is Dickinson telling this to everyone in the world? The simple usage of this possessive pronoun can lead to a wide array of interpretation and potential action. Our ability to extract such a large amount of ideas from such short poems shows just how powerful her writing is.