1. “Poetry is what gets lost in translation.” Robert Frost
Poetry Analysis
“Poetry is what gets lost in translation.” Robert Frost

2. P.A. – Opening the door to discovery!
“A poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going to sleep.” Salman Rushdie
“Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during the moment.” Carl Sandburg

3. TPCASTT VIDEOS
TPCasTT-a-Poem
CASTT.pdf

4. Life is a broken-winged bird
TPCASTT EXAMPLE
“Dreams”
By Langston Hughes
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.

5. Continued… T = Title P = Paraphrase
T = The poem will be about dreams. Good or Bad? (Probably not nightmares since dreams.)
P = Hold on tight to dreams
Because if dreams die
Life is like an injured bird
That cannot fly. (Not what it should be.)
Hold on tight to dreams
Because when dreams are lost
Life is like an empty field
Covered with snow.
(Desolate and depressed…)

6. C = Connotation Continued… C =
Personification – dreams die, dreams go.
Metaphor – life is a broken winged bird, life is a barren field.
Imagery – broken-winged bird can’t fly, frozen barren field covered with snow.
Repetition – hold fast to dreams.

7. A = Attitude S = Shifts T = Title Continued…
A = The author’s tone is cautionary and somewhat melancholy.
S = Two separate stanzas, both ending in periods. 1st – compares to something broken but alive… 2nd – is lifeless, barren… 1st – Ironic; 2nd – Empty; Pointless?
T = The title is very indicative of what the poem will be about. The poem is about dreams and the importance of continuing to dream, and the title represents that clearly.

8. Continued…
T = Continuing to dream will lead to a fulfilling life. –or- Lack of dreaming, or not having dreams, makes life empty/meaningless…
Plot – the author is telling the audience to keep dreaming because it makes life better and essentially makes life worth living…
Subject – Dreams/Life/Value
T = Theme