TPCASTT and Figurative Language

giving a non-living thing human or animal characteristics

• hyperbole

• personification

• peoplization

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

a direct comparison of two unlike things

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

the repetition of vowel sounds in words close together

• rhyme

• tone

• assonance

• rhythm

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

the speaker's attitude toward the subject of the poem

• mood

• emotion

• tone

• angry

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

language that appeals to the five senses

• metaphor

• imagery

• hyperbole

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which should you do first when using TPCASTT to analyze a poem?

• notice the layout of the poem on the page

• determine the theme

• read the title and predict what the poem might be about

• decide the speaker's tone

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

the repetition of consonant sounds like in "sally sells sea shells by the sea shore"

• rhythm

• assonance

• alliteration

• rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the 'T' in TPCASTT stand for?

• Title

• Theme

• Tone

• Text

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which of the following is an example of figurative language?

• The sky is blue.

• The grass is green.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The sun is hot.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

In TPCASTT, what does 'P' stand for?

• Paraphrase

• Plot

• Point of View

• Purpose

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5