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Poetry Analysis Using TPCASTT

Poetry Analysis Using TPCASTT. Mrs. Willoughby-Hull English 12 ERWC/AP English Lit August 22-23, 2013. What is TPCASTT?. It is a process to help you organize your analysis of all poetry, as well as prose (all other writing).

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Poetry Analysis Using TPCASTT

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  1. Poetry Analysis Using TPCASTT Mrs. Willoughby-Hull English 12 ERWC/AP English Lit August 22-23, 2013

  2. What is TPCASTT? • It is a process to help you organize your analysis of all poetry, as well as prose (all other writing). • You should already know or remember the most often used literary and poetic devices. • Together, we are going to analyze “American Hero” using TPCASTT. • You have a note sheet that looks like this…

  3. Add your analysis of “American Hero” to this sheet!

  4. T is for TITLE • Analyze the title first. • What do you think or predict this poem will be about? • Write down your thoughts or predictions. • We will reflect on the title again after we have read the poem. • The next step is often omitted, but it is the most important!!!!

  5. READTHEPOEM!!!!

  6. P is for PARAPHRASE • Paraphrasing is putting something in your own words. • After reading the poem, rewrite it in your own words. • This may be three sentences or a page, depending on the particular poem.

  7. Analyze the literary and poetic devicesof the poem. These should be the devices you have already studied. These elements add to the meaning of the poem. C is for CONNOTATION apostrophe ASSONANCE alliteration RHYME diction personification onomatopoeia simile implied metaphor meter HYPERBOLE direct metaphor

  8. A is for ATTITUDE • Tone is the attitude of the speaker toward the subject of the poem.

  9. S is for SHIFT (Change) • If there is a change in… • Time • Tone • Speaker This should always be noted because this will also affect the meaning of the poem.

  10. T is for TITLE (again) • Now, it is time to reconsider the title. • Were you right in your predictions? • What other meanings might the title have based on your initial prediction? • Next, the biggie….

  11. T is for THEME • As you already know, THEME is the general insight about life or the message conveyed by the author through his/her poetry. • TheTHEMEdoes not make a judgment. Example: “Don’t do drugs” is not a theme. • It merely states something that is true about life and the human condition.

  12. How do I find theTHEME? • Look at the other parts of TPCASTT. • What insight do the other elements working together convey? • What is the poet saying about life? • What is the life lesson or message?

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