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TP-COAST. Poem Analysis. T: TITLE. An integral part of the poem C onsider every word (and any multiple meanings). P: PARAPHRASE. Put the poem into your own words Timed exam: only the rough parts. C : CONNOTATIONS. Find some of the meaning beyond the literal
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TP-COAST Poem Analysis
T: TITLE An integral part of the poem Consider every word (and any multiple meanings)
P: PARAPHRASE Put the poem into your own words Timed exam: only the rough parts
C: CONNOTATIONS Find some of the meaning beyond the literal Check the title, the last line, the first line
O: ORGANIZATION What are the parts of the poem? • visual (on the page) • content (story/thought) • temporal • spatial
A: ATTITUDE (TONE) What is the tone of: • the speaker • the poet • (twofold)
S: SHIFTS • tone • setting • syntax • diction • speaker • form (rhythm/rhyme)
T: THEME What is the meaning of the poem—the comment on human existence? • universal • theological • psychological • social
EHCOES ? • Bible • myth • Literature • HISTORY