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Question 0

P

Answer 0

Paraphrase: summarize the poem in your own words. Define the plot of the poem. Must be one paragraph in length.

Question 1

T -ti

Answer 1

Title: explore the words in the title. How are they related?

Question 2

C

Answer 2

Con notation: discover literary devices. Alliteration, Rhyme scheme, metaphor, etc. (Examine use as specific words with multiple meanings. Give for examples from poetry piece.

Question 3

A

Answer 3

Attitude: discuss the authors feeling about the subject or action. Tone: the authors attitude toward topic is Emotion because evidence

Question 4

S

Answer 4

Shift: evaluate places where the meaning of the poem changes punctuation (;-,!?) stanzas, breaks).

Question 5

T

Answer 5

Theme: explore and define lessons about life taught in the poem and or the central idea found in the poem

Question 6

T-tit

Answer 6

Title: after reading the poem, re-examine meaning of words in the title to discover hidden meaning.