TPCASTT

T is for title

• Look at the title. 
• Based of the title what do you think the poem is about
• Ex: A Dream within a Dream by Edgar Allen Poe. 
• This poem is most likely about a dream that the narraor has had

P is for Paraphase

• Paraphrasing is putting it in your own words.
• This may take one page or a whole page according to how long the poem is.

C is for connotation

• Analyze the literary technique used.
• Like simile, metaphor, personaification
• irony. 

A is for Attitude

• Tone is the attitude the speaker has towards the subject
• of the poem. 

S is for shift

• Is there a change in time, tone or speaker?

T is for title again

• Look at the title again.
• Were you right about your prediction?
• Is there another meaning the title could have

T is for THEME

• what is the main message of the poem?