T-P-I-T-S-T Poem Analysis Method (TPCAST Simplified) Title
of poem means:
Paraphrase
the poem, stanza by stanza. Put the literal meaning in your own words.
Images & Inferences
(Connotation) Identify and explain how imagery, and figures of speech, and other literary devices contribute to meaning. What can you “infer”?
Tone
(Attitude) What are the multiple attitudes of the speaker? (hint use the diction to come up with tone)
Shift
At first we think or feel one way – then there is a shift: identify the shifts and explain them
Theme What does this poem say about its subject? About being human?
