Pre-AP English II: TPCASTT & Digging, Pt. 1

Today we began analyzing the poem "Digging" by Seamus (pronounced SHAY-mus, no one would name their child SEA-mus) Heaney. The method we used is called TP-CASTTing: each letter stands for a different step in the process.

T is for Title: Make a prediction about the focus of the poem before you read the poem.

Read the Poem
P is for Paraphrase: Rewrite the poem sentence/stanza by sentence/stanza in your own words.

C is for Connotations: Analyze what the literary devices incorporated into the poem add/mean:

• Diction/word choice
• Imagery
• Metaphors
• Similes
• Rhyme scheme/patterns
• Alliteration
• Assonance
• Allusions
• Personification
• etc.

A is for Attitude: What is the speaker's attitude toward his or her subject? (aka: TONE)

What is the tone of the poem? How do you know? Embed evidence!
S is for ???

T is for ???

T is for ???

Come back soon for Part 2.