Analyze a Poem

Why is paraphrasing an important step of TPFASTT?

• You need to understand the poem in your own words.

• You may notice the figurative language the poet uses.

• You must understand a poem's literal meaning before you can understand its deeper, symbolic meaning.

• You will be able to determine the poet's attitude towards the subject of the poem.

Why is the figurative language a poet uses important in understanding a poem?

• The figurative language often reveals the poet's attitude toward the subject of the poem.

• The figurative language makes a poem more entertaining to read.

• The figurative language demonstrates a poet's understanding of the topic of their poem.

• The figurative language tests a reader's ability to understand difficult texts.

Why is the title of a poem analyzed twice in TPFASTT?

• A poem's title shows the poet's purpose for writing it.

• A poem's title shows the topic of the poem.

• A poem's title is very important.

• A poem's title is usually symbolic of its theme.

Completing a TPFASTT chart when you read a poem on the STAAR will...

• improve your understanding of the poem.

• make the poem's theme easier to identify.

• help you get the correct answers on questions about the poem.

• all of these

Use the DIDLS chart to help analyze the speaker's tone of a poem. Tone means the speaker's attitude toward the subject. What does the acronym DIDLS stand for?

• Diction, Imagery, Details, Language, Sentence structure

• Tone, Imagery, Figurative Language, Syntax

• Details, Diction, Sentence structure, Imagery, Language,

Analyze how the author’s word choice impacts the tone of the poem. Use specific examples from the poem to support your answer. Write your answer on the lines on your answer document. What is the prompt asking the students to DO?

• Explain

• Inform

• Tell a story

• Argue

Analyze how the author’s word choice impacts the tone of the poem. Use specific examples from the poem to support your answer. Write your answer on the lines on your answer document.

What will be the TOPIC of the student's writing?

• The impact of the poem

• The author's choice of tone for the poem

• How word choice affects the tone of the poem

• None of the above

Analyze how the author’s word choice impacts the tone of the poem. Use specific examples from the poem to support your answer. Write your answer on the lines on your answer document. What kind of writing are you being asked to produce? How long should your response be?

• Constructed response; one paragraph

• Informational essay; about 5 paragraphs

• Narrative essay; as long as the story follows the plot sturcture

• Argumentative essay; about 5 paragraphs

To examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes.

• analyze

• stanza

• connotation

• denotation

A grouped set of lines within a poem.

• tone

• stanza

• theme

• suspicion