1. English III Courtney Davis
TP CASTT
English III
Courtney Davis

2. TP CASTT
T – Title (What do you think the poem will be about based on its title?) P – Paraphrase (Put the poem in your own words – should be about the same length as the original.) C – Connotations (Look for important words. Do any of the words have a deeper meaning?) A – Attitude (What is the tone, or mood, of the poem?) S – Shifts (What happens in the poem?) T – Title (What does the title of the poem actually mean?) T – Theme (What is the overall theme, or message, of the poem?)

3. “To My Dear and Loving Husband” – Anne Bradstreet
If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee; If ever wife was happy in a man, Compare with me, ye women, if you can. I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold Or all the riches that the East doth hold.

4. “To My Dear and Loving Husband” – Anne Bradstreet (continued)
My love is such that rivers cannot quench, Nor ought but love from thee, give recompense. Thy love is such I can no way repay, The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray. Then while we live, in love let’s so persevere That when we live no more, we may live ever.

5. T - Title
What do you think the poem “To My Dear and Loving Husband” will be about?

6. P - Paraphrase
How could we put this poem in our own modern- day words?

7. C - Connotations
Which words in the poem have deeper meanings?

8. A - Attitude
What is the tone, or the mood, of the poem?

9. S - Shifts
What happens in the poem?

10. T - Title
What does the title “To My Dear and Loving Husband” actually mean?

11. T - Theme
What is the theme of this poem?