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TPC onnotation ASTT an analysis for poetry

TPC onnotation ASTT an analysis for poetry. A Psalm of Life By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow What the Heart of the Young Man Said to the Psalmist. Connotation defined.

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TPC onnotation ASTT an analysis for poetry

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  1. TPConnotationASTTan analysis for poetry A Psalm of Life By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow What the Heart of the Young Man Said to the Psalmist

  2. Connotation defined • An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing: Hollywood holds connotations of romance and glittering success. • The set of associations implied by a word in addition to its literal meaning.

  3. TPCASTT: Connotation • This term usually refers to the emotional overtones of word choice; in this case we will also let it stand for any and all poetic devices. Focus on how such devices contribute to the meaning, the effect, or both, of a poem. Consider the following elements when looking at connotation: • imagery • figures of speech (simile, metaphor, personification, symbolism, allusion, etc.) • diction (intentional word choice) • point of view (the speaker of the poem and his/her impact on the content) • sound devices (alliteration, onomatopoeia, consonance, assonance, rhythm, rhyme, etc.) • It is not necessary that you identify all the poetic devices within the poem, but it is key that you note the ones that most impact the meaning of the poem itself.

  4. Connotation: Imagery • Broad field of battle, bivouac, muffled drums, funeral march all call to mind images of battle. Original audience was familiar with the Civil War. Life is a battle, a war. • Footprints on the sand are something we leave behind. Marks we make was we walk/live. • Shipwrecked brother is someone who has gone through difficult times • Dumb, driven cattle

  5. Connotation: Figures of Speech (simile, metaphor, personification, symbolism, allusion, etc.) • Simile: • Be not like dumb, driven cattle • Our hearts…like muffled drums • Personification: • Art, Time, Past, Future, Present, Life • “not spoken of the soul” • Allusions to the Bible • “Dust thou art, to dust returnest” – Genesis

  6. Connotation: Diction Diction is intentional word choice. • Depressing vocabulary: • mournful, empty, dead, grave, sorrow, end, fleeting, funeral, battle, bivouac, dumb, sublime, departing, leave behind, solemn, and forlorn, shipwrecked • Act – used 3x in poem coupled with “Let us, then, be up and doing” is a strong call to action • Heart(s) – used 4x along with brave and her emphasize courage and determination • Fate – loaded word with much history particularly in Greek times referring to unfavoarble, inevitable events. • Sublime – a word with a very elevated meaning: noble, impressive, inspiring, awesome

  7. Connotation: Point of View • First-Person • “Tell me not…” • “Find us…” • “And our hearts…” • Being written in 1st Person emphasizes personal experience and intense involvement in the message. As a result, the reader connects with the speaker and embraces the advice more readily.

  8. Connotation: Sound Devices alliteration, onomatopoeia, consonance, assonance, rhythm, rhyme, etc. • Rhyme and Rhythm • Rhyme scheme is ABAB… • A lot of poetry has been written with a set rhythm and rhyme – nothing new. • However, it also serves as a counter to the “mournful number” mentioned in line 1 with a strong encouraging message. • Alliteration • “spoken of the soul” • “grave is not the goal” • “find us farther” • “dumb, driven”

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