WorksheetsPoetry Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The first T in TPCASTT stands for what?
(a)
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?
(a)
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
T - Title. What does the title mean to you now? T- Theme. What message is the author trying to communicate with you?
The poem’s subtitle, below, adds to the development of the entire poem mainly by _______.
(You never know what troubled little girl needs a book)
suggesting that she (the speaker in the poem) prefers hardcover books to paperbacks
setting up (preparing to show) how important Mrs. Long would be to the speaker
pointing out how difficult it was for the speaker to access books when she was a child
explaining that no one had any idea of what the speaker was going through
What information mainly does the poem’s first stanza convey (show)?
It shows how important television was at the speaker’s grandmother’s house.
It establishes the setting in which the rest of the poem takes place.
It reveals how deeply religious the speaker was when she was growing up.
It describes the library and bookstore that the speaker held dear to her (loved to visit) as a child.
Which statement is best supported by the passage below (lines 24-26)?
Mrs. Long always glad to see you
The stereoscope always ready to show you far-away
Places to dream about
The library had all sorts of toys and devices for children to try out.
Mrs. Long regularly held excellent story readings for the local children.
The books at the library provided a portal (way to escape) to places the speaker had never imagined before.
The speaker was fixated (focused) on what the big library uptown was like.
The speaker most likely includes the following passage in the poem (lines 31-32) to _______.
Probably they said something humiliating since southern
Whites like to humiliate southern blacks
suggest that racism still exists in the South
show how far people have come since the racism she witnessed growing up
show that Mrs. Long was far from perfect
reveal that racial tensions affected whites and blacks
Which inference (educated guess) about the speaker’s point of view is best supported by the poem?
The time and place the speaker grew up in was a simpler world.
The speaker has very few pleasant memories of this painful phase (time) of her life.
The bookstore uptown was in fact more welcoming than the library.
Growing up only able to listen to jazz music on the radio was boring.
With which of the following statements would the speaker of the poem most likely (probably) agree?
One small gesture (action) or sacrifice can have a great impact on a young person.
Fantasy (imagination) is necessary in order to survive an abusive childhood.
The speaker never wished for her grandmother and Mrs. Long to meet.
Children today have no appreciation for the small pleasures of life.
Determine the meaning of glider as it is used in line 38?
Where I would sit on the front porch
In a gray glider and dream of a world
Far away
A lightweight toy plane
A person
A slender (narrow or small) porch swing
A small sled used in winter
The speaker characterizes (describes) Mrs. Long as--
Lost & unintelligent
Insightful (Understanding) & supportive
Respectful & peace-loving
Unreliable & unlawful
Which best definition best fits the word wardrobe as used in line 46?
And Mrs. Long opened that wardrobe
A person’s supply of clothes
Costume worn in a play
A treasure chest of secrets
A movable (portable) closet for holding clothes
