P oetry A nalysis U sing TP-CASTT Eighth Grade Language Arts.
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Poetry Analysis Using TP-CASTT Eighth Grade Language Arts
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T is for TITLE Analyze the title first. What do you predict this poem will be about? Write down your predictions. We will reflect on the title again after we have read the poem. The next step is often omitted, but it is the most important!!!!
Transcript of P oetry A nalysis U sing TP-CASTT Eighth Grade Language Arts.
Poetry Analysis Using
TP-CASTTEighth Grade Language Arts
What is TP-CASTT?• TP-CASTT is an acronym. Each letter
represents a step for completing a thorough analysis of a poem.
• Using TP-CASTT will help you organize your analysis of poetry.
T is for TITLE• Analyze the title first.• What do you predict this poem will be
about?• Write down your predictions.• We will reflect on the title again after we
have read the poem.• The next step is often omitted, but it is the
most important!!!!
READ THE POEM!!!!
P is for PARAPHRASE• Paraphrasing is
putting something in your own words.
• After reading the poem, rewrite it in your own words.
• This may be three sentences or a page, depending on the particular poem.
C is for CONNOTATION• Contemplate the poem for
meaning beyond the literal. • Analyze the figures of
speech and sound effects of the poem.
• These are the poetry vocabulary we have already studied.
• These elements add to the meaning.
A is for ATTITUDE• Tone is the attitude of
the speaker toward the subject of the poem.
S is for SHIFT• If there is a change in…
– Time– Tone (Attitude)– Speaker
• Look for key words (but, yet, however, although), punctuation (dashes, periods, colons), stanza divisions, changes in diction.
• These should always be noted as they will also affect the meaning.
T is for TITLE (again)• Now, you should reconsider the title (this
time on an interpretive level).• Were you right in your predictions?• What other meanings might the title have
in light of your analysis?• Next, the biggie….
T is for THEME• As you already know, theme is the general
insight into life conveyed by the author through his/her work.Example: Violence begets violence.
• It merely states something that is true to life and the human condition.
How do I find the THEME?• Look at the other parts of
TP-CASTT.• What insight are all of
these working together to convey?
• What is the poet trying to say about life?
• Remember that theme is stated as a complete sentence.
Applying TP-CASTT
• Now, we will practice using TP-CASTT to analyze the poem, “Moco Limping”.
• Remember: Step one is to examine the title. Based on the title alone, what do you think the poem will be about?
• My thoughts: “Moco? Who’s Moco? I’ve never heard that name before. I am, of course, assuming it’s a name. Perhaps, this poem is about a person named Moco who walks with a bad limp.”
Your Turn: Complete the TP-CASTT steps for the poem.Place this on the back of the handout provided.
“The Forecast” by Dan Jaffe
Perhaps our age has driven us indoors.We sprawl in the semi-darkness, dreaming sometimesOf a vague world spinning in the wind.But we have snapped our locks, pulled down our shades,Taken all precautions. We shall not be disturbed. If the earth shakes, it will be on a screen;And if the prairie wind spills down our streetsAnd covers us with leaves, the weatherman will tell us.
Closure
• Make sure you record a minimum of seven H.O.T. questions.
• Then, create a summary for your notes on using TP-CASTT.
