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READING AND ENJOYING POETRY The TP-CSATT Analysis Method

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Page 1: Reading And Enjoying  Poetry

READING AND ENJOYINGPOETRY

The TP-CSATT Analysis Method

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Title

Ponder the title before reading the poem.

• If there are any unfamiliar words in the title, look them up in a dictionary

The College Board Pre-AP. The AP Vertical Teams Guide for English: Second Edition. www.collegeboard.com. 2002. Print.

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Paraphrase

Translate the poem into your own words.

• Re-write the plot of the poem in your own words, key in on the literal meaning. Frequently, real understanding of a poem must evolve from comprehension of “what’s going on in the poem.”

The College Board Pre-AP. The AP Vertical Teams Guide for English: Second Edition. www.collegeboard.com. 2002. Print.

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Connotation

Contemplate the poem for meaning beyond the literal.

• Here you must consider figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, etc.), symbolism, diction, point of view, and sound devices (alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhythm and rhyme).

The College Board Pre-AP. The AP Vertical Teams Guide for English: Second Edition. www.collegeboard.com. 2002. Print.

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Attitude

Observe both the speaker’s and poet’s attitude (TONE)

• Having examined the poem’s devices and clues closely, you are now ready to explore the multiple attitudes that may be present in the poem.

The College Board Pre-AP. The AP Vertical Teams Guide for English: Second Edition. www.collegeboard.com. 2002. Print.

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Shifts

Note shifts in speakers and attitudes.

• Watch for the following:• Key words (but, yet, however, although)• Punctuation (dashes, periods, colons, ellipsis)• Stanza divisions• Changes in line or stanza length or both• Irony (sometimes irony hides shifts)• Effect of Structure on meaning• Changes in sound that may indicate changes in

meaning• Changes in diction (slang to formal language)

The College Board Pre-AP. The AP Vertical Teams Guide for English: Second Edition. www.collegeboard.com. 2002. Print.

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Title

Examine the title again, this time on an interpretive level.

The College Board Pre-AP. The AP Vertical Teams Guide for English: Second Edition. www.collegeboard.com. 2002. Print.

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Theme

Determine what the poet is saying.

• In identifying theme, you will want to consider the human experience, motivation, or condition suggested by the poem. Follow the steps for determining theme from Lit Terms IV.

The College Board Pre-AP. The AP Vertical Teams Guide for English: Second Edition. www.collegeboard.com. 2002. Print.