TPCISTT
T- Title Ponder the title before reading the poem and jot down some predictions.
P - Paraphrase Translate the poem into your own words. You don’t need to do every single line.
C - Connotation Contemplate the poem for meaning beyond the literal. Make observations about the diction and record powerful words that contribute to mood and/or tone
I - Imagery Record powerful images. Sight, touch, taste, smell, sound
S- Symbols Look for things that have a deeper meaning. –Dove = peace –Rose = love –Snake = evil
T- Tone Observe the speaker’s/poet’s tone. Use your tone list.
T - Theme After all of this thoughtful analysis, what is the theme of the poem?
Meter : “Stopping by Woods on Snowy Evening” Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow.
Poem continued. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year.