English III Courtney Davis TP CASTT English III Courtney Davis

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?)

“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.

“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.

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

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

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

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

S - Shifts What happens in the poem?

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

T - Theme What is the theme of this poem?