TPCASTT Analysis Chart to be used for Analyzing Poetry or Songs

TERMS

Explanation of the term

Questions to Ask

Look at the title of the poem itle

Why is this the title? If there is no title, why not? What does the lack of the title suggest? What do you think the poem might be about? What is literally being said? #$en if it doesn%t make sense logically, what is the poet saying? Looking at word choice, are the words negati$e, positi$e, or neutral? -ow can you tell? Why are words positi$e, negati$e or neutral (this will relate to )Theme+ later,

araphrase

Re-write the poem in your own words, e plaining what is literally being said! "o this line-by-line! Label positi$e, negati$e, and neutral words! 'eep in mind this could change throughout the poem (that%s where )*hifts+ come into play,!

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onnotation

ttitude

This is the speaker%s attitude -ow does the speaker feel about or feeling towards the sub/ect the sub/ect? in the poem! What does the speaker want to occur? What feelings are e pressed in the poem? When connotation changes, or the rhthm of a poem changes (when there is a )shift+,, this usually indicates a shift in tone or attitude! Look at the title again! Where do you notice shifts? What I happening in the poem at these shifts? What is the attitude shift? (It changes from 0000 to 0000!, Were you right about what the poem would be about? 1ow that you%$e looked at the poem closely, how does the title relate? What is the poem about? What is the poet trying to e press about the sub/ect? What is the point of the poem?

hifts in .ttitude

itle

This is the point or o$erall purpose of the poem! heme