Emily+Dickinson

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 * ===Requirements of Dickinson's Style:===
 * 1) ===Create a poem of 2-3 quatrains in length.===
 * 2) ===You must have a rhyme scheme===
 * 3) ===You must use either simile, metaphor, or personification===
 * 4) ===The poem should not be happy or about falling in love, it should be similar to her style of tone and mood===
 * ===Requirements of posting:===
 * 1) ===You must perform a "TPCASTT" of someone else's poem in our class. Please post it directly in the TPCASTT part of the discussion area, I will have set this up for you. The TPCASTT should have the title of the poem you are analyzing the title of your reply so I can go and read the poem and compare it to your analysis.===
 * 2) **As always you are encouraged to reply to each others work! Last time I added 2 points to the grades for those that responded to others. Maybe I will do it again ;)**

Here is a slide show that has a good explanation of the format for responding: > the title is very straightforward – that tells you a great deal about what to expect from the > poem. Often, the title is somewhat cryptic in nature. That should tell you something about > what to expect, too. > meaning of the poem if you can’t figure out the literal meaning. > poet convey this meaning? (Hint: It does NOT simply mean “negative” or “positive” > connotation.) What kind of literary things are going on in the poem? Think in terms of > diction (word choice), syntax (sentence structure), imagery, symbolism, etc. Any literary > device used in the poem fits under the connotation category. > deciding whether the tone is positive or negative, and then become more precise from there. > subject matter, in meaning, in rhyme scheme – anything. Look for the shift, and then decide > why the poet has a shift in that particular place. > making? Be careful: theme is difficult to nail down, and all too often students put down the > subject matter instead of the theme. Examples: Example TPCASTT
 * TPCASTT explained:
 * 1) **Title:** Take a look at the title before you even read the poem. What could it mean? Sometimes,
 * 1) **Paraphrase:** What is the literal meaning of the poem? It’s difficult to get the figurative
 * 1) **Connotation:** Here’s the meat of the analysis. What is the implied meaning, and how does the
 * 1) **Attitude:** What is the tone of the poem? If you have trouble determining tone, start by
 * 1) **Shift:** There is a shift of some sort in nearly every poem written. It might be a shift in tone, in
 * 1) **Title:** Take another look at the title. What does it mean to you now that you’ve analyzed the poem?
 * 2) **Theme:** In a sentence, what is the theme? In other words, what statement about life is the poet

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=***If interested here is more on her life and poems Dickinson Link=