Analyzing Poetry and Theme

What does the S stand for in TPCASTT?

• Simile

• Synechdoche

• Sanity

• Shift

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What does the last T stand for in TPCASTT?

• Tone

• Theme

• Title

• Thesis

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

"All the world is a stage." is what type of figurative language?

• cliche

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Now I'm stranded in the center / of a living submarine. is an example of -

• an idiom

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• personification

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In TPCASTT, what are you looking for when you look at connotation?

• Figurative language, imagery, and sound elements

• Figurative language only

• Nothing

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

When analyzing poetry, you should start by...

• Reading the title

• Looking at pictures

• Making a prediction

• All of the above

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which of these are true about reading poetry?

• By the time you finish reading, you should be able to answer the "so what?" question

• The structure and the content of the poem reveal the meaning

• Always read the poem at least twice

• Never stop reading at the end of the line unless punctuation tells you

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which are important questions to ask while reading a poem?

• Who is the speaker?

• To whom is the speaker speaking?

• What is the subject and what is the speaker saying about the subject?

• Why is this so boring?

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

When we paraphrase EACH stanza, what should we focus on?

• Analyzing word choice

• Coming up with complete sentences about what is happening in each section

• Main idea of each stanza

• Just reading each section

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Why do we reanalyze the title of the poem?

• to help guide our thinking for coming up with a theme

• we don't this is a silly step

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2