Poetry Review

The first T in TPCASTT stands for what?

I should _______ with the poem for the first T -- Title.

• Create a new title.

• Copy the title.

• Predict what the title means BEFORE I read the poem.

• Predict the title of the next poem.

Read ONLY the title.

What does the title mean?

Make a prediction about the poem based on the title.

P stands for Paraphrase in TPCASTT. What should you do for P?

• Copy the poem from the book.

• Type a short summary of what the poem is about in MY OWN words.

• Question the poet based on the theme.

• Nothing.

Now read the entire poem.

P - Paraphrase. What is the poem about? What is happening? Summarize the poem in a few sentences.

C stands for what?

C - Connotation. What does the poem REALLY mean? What is meaning of the poem?

A is for Attitude; S is for Shift. What should you do for Attitude & Shift for TPCASTT?

• Determine a change in tone.

• Determine a change in point of view.

• Determine the point of view.

• Determine the tone.

A - Attitude & S - Shift. What is the tone of the poem? What emotion do you think the author is trying to express? Does the tone change at all? If so, how?

The last two T's stand for what?

• Tone

• Title

• Topic

• Theme

• Thesis