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TP-CASTT Poetry Analysis

TP-CASTT Poetry Analysis. TP-CASTT Title Paraphrase Connotation Attitude/Tone Shifts Title Theme

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TP-CASTT

Poetry Analysis

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TP-CASTT

TitleParaphraseConnotationAttitude/ToneShiftsTitleTheme

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• TITLE:– Consider the title and make a prediction about what

the poem is about.

• PARAPHRASE:– Translate the poem line by line into your own words

on a literal level. Look for complete thoughts (sentences may be inverted) and look up unfamiliar words.

• CONNOTATION:– Examine the poem for meaning beyond the literal.

Look for figurative language, imagery, and sound elements.

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• ATTITUDE/TONE:– Notice the speaker’s tone and attitude. Humor? Sarcasm?

Awe?

• SHIFTS:– Note any shifts or changes in speaker or attitude. Look for

key words, time change, punctuation.

• TITLE:– Examine the title again, this time on an interpretive level.

• THEME:– Briefly state in your own words what the poem is about

(subject), then what the poet is saying about the subject (theme).

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“To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time”by Robert Herrick

Gather ye rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles today Tomorrow will be dying.

The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun, The higher he’s a-getting, The sooner will his race be run, And nearer he’s to setting.

That age is best which is the first, When youth and blood are warmer; But being spent, the worse, and worst Times still succeed the former.

Then be not coy, but use your time, And while ye may, go marry; For having lost but once your prime, You may forever tarry.

Source: The Norton Anthology of Poetry Third Edition (1983)

Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May, 1909By John Williams Waterhouse

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“Ode to Man”

1. Using the TPCASTT model with a partner, analyze Ode 1 from Antigone (also known as the “Ode to Man”) in your journals.

2. In a well-developed paragraph (5-6 sentences), compare/contrast Herrick’s poem to “Ode to Man.” Consider their themes, structure, the relationship between man and nature, and the different points of view.