Intro to TPCASTT: "Rain" - Claribel Alegria, 1924
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9 questions
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Ponder the title of the poem. What you you think it means? Consider both denotation and connotation.
Ponder the title of the poem. What you you think it means? Consider both denotation and connotation.
5
In two to four sentences, translate what the poem is about. Do not go under or over the amount of sentences.
In two to four sentences, translate what the poem is about. Do not go under or over the amount of sentences.
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Find three words or lines in the poem that you think are important. What do they mean beyond the literal? Are they symbolic, figurative, etc.?
Find three words or lines in the poem that you think are important. What do they mean beyond the literal? Are they symbolic, figurative, etc.?
5
What is the speaker's attitude or tone?
What is the speaker's attitude or tone?
5
Does the tone shift during the poem? If so, how so? If not, why does it stay consistent?
Does the tone shift during the poem? If so, how so? If not, why does it stay consistent?
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Now that you answered 2-5, what could the title mean beyond the literal level? Explain.
Now that you answered 2-5, what could the title mean beyond the literal level? Explain.
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What is the theme of the poem? Make it the message and a sentence that can apply to many ideas. Explain.
What is the theme of the poem? Make it the message and a sentence that can apply to many ideas. Explain.
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Look at the chart above. The poet is from El Salvador. Why is this chart significant for your understanding of the poem? What does the chart reveal? Explain with evidence from the poem and the chart.
Look at the chart above. The poet is from El Salvador. Why is this chart significant for your understanding of the poem? What does the chart reveal? Explain with evidence from the poem and the chart.
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Find three more facts about El Salvador that may help the class understand the poem "Rain". Cut and paste the information in to the space provided.
Find three more facts about El Salvador that may help the class understand the poem "Rain". Cut and paste the information in to the space provided.