Analyzing Poetic Techniques and Structures

Analyzing Poetic Techniques and Structures

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Richard Gonzalez

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The video tutorial explains the TPCASTT method for poetry analysis, which involves examining the title, paraphrasing the poem, identifying connotative devices, determining the speaker's attitude and tone, recognizing shifts, reexamining the title, and determining the theme. The example used is Shakespeare's Sonnet 138. The tutorial emphasizes careful reading and analysis to understand the poem's deeper meaning and theme.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in the TPCASTT method for poetry analysis?

Identifying connotative devices

Paraphrasing the poem

Determining the theme

Examining the title

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the title 'Sonnet 138' suggest about the poem?

It is a haiku

It is a free verse poem

It is a narrative poem

It is a Shakespearean sonnet

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

ABABCDCDEFEFGG

AABBAABBCCDDEE

AABBCCDDEEFFGG

ABBAABBACDCDCD

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it helpful to read a poem out loud?

To memorize the poem

To better understand its structure

To identify the author

To count the number of lines

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of paraphrasing a poem?

To change its meaning

To simplify its language

To create a new poem

To understand its deeper meaning

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should you do if you encounter a difficult poem?

Paraphrase it line by line

Ignore it

Rewrite it

Skip to the next poem

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a connotative device?

Author's name

Metaphor

Title

Line count

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