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Tpcastt Worksheet

Name_______________________________________________________Block ______Date _____________

Friday, November 4

TPCASTT—due

TPCASTT

is an acronym that allows you to better understand the meaning and reading of poems.

Directions: Read the poem title, and complete the first box. Then read the poem several times and fill in the rest of the chart

to get a better understanding of the poem’s meaning. Be sure to answer in complete sentences and provide specific details/

phrases to prove your answers. Use your own paper as necessary!

Poem Title:

1. Look at the title before reading the poem and make a prediction about the poem. What do the

T = Title

words in the title suggest (denotation/connotation)?

2. Translate the poem line by line into your own words. Do not summarize!!

P = Paraphrase

What is the subject/topic of the poem? Complete this step of the TPCASTT on the back of this

chart.

3. Look for meaning in the poem beyond the paraphrase by finding poetic devices such as alliteration,

C = Connotation

onomatopoeia, rhythm, rhyme, repetition, simile, metaphor, personification, symbolism, diction, point of

view, etc. (Look for at least five different devices.)

(Be sure to use as

many literary terms

as you can for this

section of the

acronym)

4. What is the speaker's tone? How does the speaker feel about the subject/topic? What is the poet's tone?

A = Attitude

How does the poet feel about the subject/topic? (They might not be the same.)

(Use your

Speaker’s tone and feelings: (specific words/phrases)

responses from the

previous box to

help you identify

attitude)

S = Shift

5. Point out the shifts in subject, speaker, attitude, mood, tone, motif, action, or rhythm. Identify

the specific lines the shift occurs. Why do you think the shift occurs? What is the effect of this

shift? (Work on identifying at least two shifts.)

When looking for

shifts, consider the

following:

punctuation, words

such as but, yet,

however, and,

although, or changes

in diction or the length

of lines.

6. Explain the meaning of the title. Has the meaning of the title changed after studying the poem?

T = Title

7. What human experience, motivation, or condition is suggested by the poem? What idea is

T = Theme

being communicated about the subject/topic? Did the narrator learn a lesson about life? State

the theme in a complete sentence.

Theme Investigation

Plot:

Subject:

Message:

Theme:

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