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
ABILENE ISD ♦ SKIP NICHOLSON
