1. On the next page of your notebook, set up your notes like this:

2. TP-CASTT Poetry Analysis
repetition!
onomatopoeia!
1/09 Poetry Unit: TP-CASTT - Blume

3. Title Paraphrase Connotation Attitude Shift Theme
TP-CASTT is an ACRONYM for…
Title
Paraphrase
Connotation
Attitude
Shift
Theme

4. First, let’s review some vocabulary:
literal = means “exact” or “not exaggerated”. Literal language is language that means exactly what is said. Most of the time, we use literal language.
figurative = the opposite of literal language, implied, or symbolic. Figurative language is language that means more than what it says on the surface. Often used by poets and other writers.

5. Review vocabulary, continued:
denotation = the dictionary definition of a word or phrase
connotation = a meaning suggested by a word or phrase, in addition to its exact (denotative) meaning; can be the emotional feelings associated with the word
Think of the denotative and connotative meanings of words such as home, mother, love, peace, friend, etc.

6. Write the following title and author on your TP-CASTT handout Piano by D. H. Lawrence

7. Title: What predictions can you make about the poem from the title
Title: What predictions can you make about the poem from the title? What are your initial (first) thoughts about the poem? What might be the theme of the poem?

8. - a physical piano, music, playing piano, listening to music
Title: What predictions can you make from the title?
- a physical piano, music, playing piano, listening to music
(now read the poem)

9. Piano by D. H. Lawrence.
Softly, in the dusk, a woman is singing to me; Taking me back down the vista of years, till I see A child sitting under the piano, in the boom of the tingling strings And pressing the small, poised feet of a mother who smiles as she sings.
In spite of myself, the insidious mastery of song Betrays me back, till the heart of me weeps to belong To the old Sunday evenings at home, with winter outside And hymns in the cozy parlour, the tinkling piano our guide.
So now it is vain for the singer to burst into clamour With the great black piano appassionato. The glamour Of childish days is upon me, my manhood is cast Down in the flood of remembrance, I weep like a child for the past.

10. Title: What predictions can you make from the title. Read the poem
Title: What predictions can you make from the title? Read the poem. What are your initial (first) thoughts about the poem? What is the possible theme of the poem?

11. Title: What predictions can you make from the title. Read the poem
Title: What predictions can you make from the title? Read the poem. What are your initial (first) thoughts about the poem? What is the possible theme of the poem?
Sad about a childhood memory
Regret

12. Paraphrase: Describe what happens in the poem, in your own words
Paraphrase: Describe what happens in the poem, in your own words. One bullet for each stanza.

13. Paraphrase: Describe what happens in the poem, in your own words
Paraphrase: Describe what happens in the poem, in your own words. One bullet for each stanza.
Hearing piano music reminds him of listening to his mother play piano
Makes him wish for the days of his childhood
Misses his childhood

14. Connotation: What might the poem mean beyond the literal level
Connotation: What might the poem mean beyond the literal level? What is the deeper meaning?
Find examples of imagery, metaphors, similes, personification, symbolism, idioms, hyperbole, alliteration, rhyme scheme, rhythm, etc. and think about their possible connotative meanings.
Consider the emotional feelings that the words may give the reader.

15. Connotation: What might the poem mean beyond the literal level
Connotation: What might the poem mean beyond the literal level? What is the deeper meaning?
Find examples of imagery, metaphors, similes, personification, symbolism, idioms, hyperbole, alliteration, rhyme scheme, rhythm, etc. and think about their possible connotative meanings.
Consider the emotional feelings that the words may give the reader.
Sweet memories of his childhood
Regrets growing up
Imagery- “weep like a child” and “the heart of me weeps” shows sadness in growing up

16. Attitude: Describe the tone of the poem
Attitude: Describe the tone of the poem. What is the author’s attitude or feeling toward the subject of the poem? The speaker’s attitude? Find and list examples that illustrate the tone and mood of the poem (these show attitude).

17. Attitude: Describe the tone of the poem
Attitude: Describe the tone of the poem. What is the author’s attitude or feeling toward the subject of the poem? The speaker’s attitude? Find and list examples that illustrate the tone and mood of the poem (these show attitude).
sadness and regret
“till the heart of me weeps to belong…”
“the glamour of childish days is upon me…”
“I weep like a child for the past”.

18. Shift: Is there a shift (a change) in the tone or speaker of the poem
Shift: Is there a shift (a change) in the tone or speaker of the poem? Where does the shift happen in the poem? What does it shift from and to?

19. Shift: Is there a shift (a change) in the tone or speaker of the poem
Shift: Is there a shift (a change) in the tone or speaker of the poem? Where does the shift happen in the poem? What does it shift from and to?
In the second stanza
From a simple memory to sadness over the past

20. Title: Look at the title again
Title: Look at the title again. Have your original ideas about the poem changed? How? What do you think the title means now?

21. Title: Look at the title again
Title: Look at the title again. Have your original ideas about the poem changed? How? What do you think the title means now?
Piano is the trigger for the memories of his childhood which make him miss the past.

22. Theme: What is the overall theme of the poem?
What insight, understanding, lesson, or truth are we supposed to have after reading this poem?

23. Theme: What is the overall theme of the poem?
What insight, understanding, lesson, or truth are we supposed to have after reading this poem?
Cherish your childhood.
Don’t grow up too fast.

24. Left- notes to help you do this on your own
Right- example of what your answers should look like
TOMORROW- you’ll be analyzing a poem ON YOUR OWN using TP-CASTT
TUESDAY- QUIZ over TPCASTT

25. Creative presentation…
Objective
Design a creative way to present your Hero’s Journey narrative to your classmates.
Specifics:
Presenting through a Gallery Tour on Tuesday– your project will need to make sense all by itself!
Has to be viewable in about 2 minutes (or less).
Has to fit in your own desk space (no posters, etc).
No available technology at school. If you want to use it, you’ll need to bring it (and have it available Tuesday to present).
Friday and Monday are work days. Bring anything you’ll need.