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TP-CASTT Poetry Analysis. repetition!. onomatopoeia!. Adapted from: www.smusd.org/cms/lib3/CA01000805/Centricity/ModuleInstance/4550/TP-CASTT_Poetry_Analysis_PPT.ppt 1/09 Poetry Unit: TP-CASTT – Blume (San Marcos High School). TP-CASTT is an ACRONYM for… T itle P araphrase
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TP-CASTT Poetry Analysis repetition! onomatopoeia! Adapted from: www.smusd.org/cms/lib3/CA01000805/Centricity/ModuleInstance/4550/TP-CASTT_Poetry_Analysis_PPT.ppt 1/09 Poetry Unit: TP-CASTT – Blume (San Marcos High School)
TP-CASTT is an ACRONYM for… Title Paraphrase Connotation Attitude Shift Title Theme It is a method used to help us understand, appreciate, and communicate about poetry and the power of words.
First, let’s review some vocabulary: • literal = means “exact” or “not exaggerated.” Literal language is language that means exactly what is said. Most of the time, we use literal language. • figurative = the opposite of literal language. Figurative language is language that means more than what it says on the surface. Often used by poets and other writers.
Review vocabulary, continued: • denotation = the dictionary definition of a word or phrase • connotation = a meaning suggested by a word or phrase, in addition to its exact (denotative) meaning; can be the emotional feelings associated with the word Think of the denotative and connotative meanings of words such as home, mother, love, peace, friend, etc.
Use Resource 3.4 to record your answers to the following questions.
George Grayby Edgar Lee Masters I have studied many times The marble which was chiseled for me— A boat with a furled sail at rest in a harbor. In truth it pictures not my destination But my life. For love was offered me and I shrank from its disillusionment; Sorrow knocked at my door, but I was afraid; Ambition called to me, but I dreaded the chances. Yet all the while I hungered for meaning in my life. And now I know that we must lift the sail And catch the winds of destiny Wherever they drive the boat. To put meaning in one’s life may end in madness, But life without meaning is the torture Of restlessness and vague desire— It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.
Doing a TP-CASTT poem analysis will help you turn your observations into meaningful discussions or writing. You have noticed the details - now you can put them together in order to understand and talk about the poem much better.