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TPCASTT

TPCASTT. An AP strategy for analyzing poetry. TPCASTT. TITLE- first impression PARAPHRASE - poem in your own words CONNOTATION – figurative language ATTITUDE – speaker’s tone SHIFT – something changes TITLE REVISITED – new insights THEME – message about the human condition.

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TPCASTT

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  1. TPCASTT An AP strategy for analyzing poetry

  2. TPCASTT TITLE- first impression PARAPHRASE - poem in your own words CONNOTATION – figurative language ATTITUDE – speaker’s tone SHIFT – something changes TITLE REVISITED – new insights THEME – message about the human condition

  3. FIRE AND ICE Some say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.From what I've tasted of desireI hold with those who favor fire.But if it had to perish twice,I think I know enough of hateTo say that for destruction iceIs also greatAnd would suffice. Robert Frost

  4. FIRE AND ICE Some say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.From what I've tasted of desireI hold with those who favor fire.But if it had to perish twice,I think I know enough of hateTo say that for destruction iceIs also greatAnd would suffice. Robert Frost TITLE Before reading the poem, what does the title suggest to you?

  5. FIRE AND ICE Some say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.From what I've tasted of desireI hold with those who favor fire.But if it had to perish twice,I think I know enough of hateTo say that for destruction iceIs also greatAnd would suffice. Robert Frost PARAPHRASE Some people say the world will be destroyed by fire while others think we will freeze . I think it will be fire, but ice would work, too.

  6. FIRE AND ICE Some say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.From what I've tasted of desireI hold with those who favor fire.But if it had to perish twice,I think I know enough of hateTo say that for destruction iceIs also greatAnd would suffice. Robert Frost CONNOTATION Desire / Fire Hate / Ice Destruction

  7. FIRE AND ICE Some say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.From what I've tasted of desireI hold with those who favor fire.But if it had to perish twice,I think I know enough of hateTo say that for destruction iceIs also greatAnd would suffice. Robert Frost ATTITUDE He says some think one way, some think another way—is this a balanced approach to the subject? What does a word like “suffice” suggest?

  8. FIRE AND ICE Some say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.From what I've tasted of desireI hold with those who favor fire.But if it had to perish twice,I think I know enough of hateTo say that for destruction iceIs also greatAnd would suffice. Robert Frost SHIFT Where does he change the subject or change his tone? Look for “signal” words like: so still or however yet but

  9. FIRE AND ICE Some say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.From what I've tasted of desireI hold with those who favor fire.But if it had to perish twice,I think I know enough of hateTo say that for destruction iceIs also greatAnd would suffice. Robert Frost TITLE Revisit the title. Now that you know more about the poem, does the title take on any new meanings?

  10. FIRE AND ICE Some say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.From what I've tasted of desireI hold with those who favor fire.But if it had to perish twice,I think I know enough of hateTo say that for destruction iceIs also greatAnd would suffice. Robert Frost THEME What is he trying to say about human nature or the human condition?

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