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TP-FASTT Poetry Analysis

TP-FASTT Poetry Analysis. a.k.a. a way to figure out what the heck a poem might mean. Getting Started…. This is a process to help you organize your analysis of poetry. We have already learned the vocabulary that applies to poems--now it’s time to put it into practice!. TP-FASTT.

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TP-FASTT Poetry Analysis

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  1. TP-FASTT Poetry Analysis a.k.a. a way to figure out what the heck a poem might mean

  2. Getting Started… • This is a process to help you organize your analysis of poetry. • We have already learned the vocabulary that applies to poems--now it’s time to put it into practice!

  3. TP-FASTT TP-FASTT is an acronym that helps us analyze poems through seven simple steps (each letter represents one step of analysis) By looking at each smaller part individually and then at the poem altogether, it can help us make some sense of what the poem might be about! Let’s try it together…

  4. TP-FASTT ‘American Hero’ • T • P • F • A • S • T • T

  5. T is for TITLE • Analyze the title first. • PREDICT what this poem will be about? • Write down your predictions. • We will reflect on the title again after we have read the poem; this simple step helps us think about what the poet may be implying in their titles.

  6. READTHEPOEM!!!!

  7. American Hero

  8. 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.

  9. Analyze the figures of speech and sound effects of the poem. These are the poetry vocabulary we have already studied. These elements add to the meaning, so we need to make sure we understand what each one means! F is for Figurative Language apostrophe ASSONANCE alliteration RHYME diction personification onomatopoeia simile implied metaphor meter HYPERBOLE direct metaphor

  10. A is for ATTITUDE • Tone is the attitude of the speaker toward the subject of the poem. WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE AUTHOR’s ATTITUDE (TONE) TO BE!

  11. Attitude/Tone Words Upset Urgent Complimentary Contemptuous Silly Joking Condescending Happy Boring Poignant Sympathetic Confused Apologetic Hollow Childish Humorous • Angry • Sad • Afraid • Cold • Detached • Benevolent • Dreamy • Shocking • Candid • Proud • Giddy • Pitiful • Dramatic • Provocative • Sentimental Joyful Peaceful Horrific Mocking Sarcastic Sweet Objective Nostalgic Vexed Vibrant Zealous Tired Frivolous Irrelevant Bitter

  12. S is for SHIFT • If there is a change in… • Time • Tone • Speaker For example, does it start happy and end sad? Does time pass during the poem? There may or may not be shifts..

  13. T is for TITLE (again) • At this time, you should reconsider the title. • Were you right in your predictions? • What other meanings might the title have in light of your analysis? • Next, the biggie….

  14. T is for THEME • Theme is the general insight into life conveyed by the author through his/her work. • It does not make a judgment. example: “Don’t do drugs” is not a theme. • It merely states something that is true to life and the human condition.

  15. How do I find theTHEME? • Look at the other parts of TPCASTT. • What insight are all of these working together to convey? • What is the poet trying to say about their subject?

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