Poetry+Project+TPCASTT

You will need to write a poem and respond to another poem written from class. Here are your requirements:

How you will write your poem:

 * 1) Create a poem of 2-5 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 about falling in love or having your heart broke, it should be something unique
 * 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) **You are encouraged to reply to each others work!**

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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=What you will post:= =1. You will post your poem under the section for your class that says "poems here". After your poem you will space down and explain where your simile, metaphor, or personification was in a quick sentence.= =2. You will read another students poem and write a TPCASTT about that poem.= =*each step is worth a maximum of 50 points.=