Poetry & Analysis Using TPCASTT
Use this method to teach you to teach yourself! - Mrs. Wolff
The TPCASTT Method of Analyzing Poetry - Intro
Be sure to use this method whenever you teach poetry - it will help you immensely in understanding this at times difficult form of writing.
This method makes analyzing poetry fun - hard to believe, if you're not a fan - yet!
Happy analyzing!
Mrs. Wolff
TPCASTT - What Does This Acronym Mean?
T Title
P Paragraph
C Connotation
A Attitude / Tone
S Shifts (in Tone)
T Title, Revisited
T Theme
*Analyze your poem's parts in the above order, and you will have a new-found appreciation of poetry.
TPCASTT Poetry Analysis
TPCASTT Student Worksheet
Click here to print a copy of this handout - use for each poem you analyze.
TPCASTT teachlet
Video: The pleasure of poetic pattern-David Silverstein
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The pleasure of poetic pattern - David Silverstein
Video:The poet who painted with his words-Geneviève Emy
An early 20th century great poet whose name you may not know: Guillaume Apollinaire. Emy shows how during Apollinaire’s short lifetime he created poetry that combined text and image in a way that seemingly predicted a artistic revolution to come.
The poet who painted with his words - Geneviève Emy
Video: What makes a poem … a poem? - Melissa Kovacs
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What makes a poem … a poem? - Melissa Kovacs
Poetic experiment: Whitman, Interpreted by 3 Animators
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Why Shakespeare loved iambic pentameter
Shakespeare sometimes gets a bad rap in high schools for his complex plots and antiquated language. But a quick peek into the rhythm of his words reveals a poet deeply rooted in the way people spoke in his time — and still speak today.
Why Shakespeare loved iambic pentameter - David T. Freeman and Gregory Taylor
Video: The Poetry of Emily Dickinson
Crash Course explores the poetry of Emily Dickinson. From the biographical details of her life, to why her poems have remained relevant; from punctuation to cake recipes, here's a closer look.
Before I Got My Eye Put Out - The Poetry of Emily Dickinson: Crash Course English Lit #8