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TIPCAST

TIPCAST . A Simple Way to Quickly and Carefully Assess a Poem. T itle. Why was the title chosen? What clues does it provide to the theme or author’s intent?

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TIPCAST

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  1. TIPCAST A Simple Way to Quickly and Carefully Assess a Poem

  2. Title • Why was the title chosen? • What clues does it provide to the theme or author’s intent? • For instance, Robert Frost’s poem “Mending Wall”. What’s significant about this title, its syntax form, its relationship to the poem itself?

  3. Imagery • Examine the author’s use of simile, metaphor – any and all elements of figurative language and imagery • For instance, considering “Mending Wall,” what similes, metaphors, and imagery seem to make meaning beyond the literal description?

  4. Paraphrase • State the meaning of the poem in your own words. • Consider both denotation and connotation. • Make sure you paraphrase literally and figuratively. Don’t skip language!

  5. Connotation • What words carry the most emotional response? • How is that emotion conveyed? • Again considering “Mending Wall,” what is the connotation of the speaker’s use of the phrase “good fences make good neighbors” towards the end of the poem?

  6. Audience • Consider the complexity and nuance of the poem. • Who is the poet or speaker trying to reach? • How do you know? • In “Mending Wall,” who appears to be the audience and why?

  7. Shift • Where does the poet move from literal to figurative? • Examine versification and enjambment. How do those structural choices enhance or enlighten the shift? • Could there be more than one shift?

  8. Theme • What is the underlying message the author is conveying? • How do you know that? • What are the language clues you can point to? • What is the theme for “Mending Wall?”

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