An integral part of the poem Consider every word (and any multiple meanings)

TP-COASTPOEM ANALYSIS

T: TITLE

An integral part of the poem

Consider every word (and any multiple meanings)

P: PARAPHRASE

Put the poem into your own words

Timed exam: only the rough parts

C: CONNOTATIONS

Find some of the meaning beyond the literal

Check the title, the last line, the first line

O: ORGANIZATIONWhat are the parts of the poem?

visual (on the page)

content (story/thought)

temporal

spatial

A: ATTITUDE (TONE)

What is the tone of:the speaker

the poet

(twofold)

S: SHIFTS

tone

setting

syntax

diction

speaker

form (rhythm/rhyme)

T: THEME

What is the meaning of the poem—the comment on human existence?

universal

theological

psychological

social

EHCOES ? Bible

myth

Literature

HISTORY

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