SOAPSTONE A Way to Analyze Poetry. SOAPSTONE S: Speaker - Who is talking in the poem? O: Occasion - What is the time and place of the poem? A: Audience.

SOAPSTONEA Way to Analyze Poetry

SOAPSTONE

S: Speaker - Who is talking in the poem?

O: Occasion - What is the time and place of the poem?

A: Audience - To whom was the poem written?

P: Purpose - Why was the poem written?

S: Subject - What is the poem about?

TONE: Tone - What is the attitude in the poem?

SOAPSTONE

All of your answers must be backed up by specific examples from the poem.

Tone Words

Tone Words

Tone Words

• loud• brash• apologetic• appreciative• joyful• miserable• vibrant• whimsical • whistful