Assignment:
Read the poem here and answer the question below and questions on the following slides.
1. Which repeated sound, word, or phrase in a text emphasizes an idea or association, and what is the emphasized idea or association?
2. How do you trace a referent to its antecedent, and how might ambiguous referents affect an interpretation of a text?
a. Stanza 1: referent - It; Antecedent - the heart
b. Stanza 3: referent - It; Antecedent - beauty
c. Stanzas 7-8: referent - He; Antecedent - Their father
d. Stanza 12: referent - It; Antecedent - my name
3. How do the relationships between adjectives and adverbs and the words they modify affect a reader's interaction with the text?
a. "big" (stanzas 2 & 7)
b. "good" (stanza 8)
c. "beautiful" (stanza 12)
4. How does the use of hyperbole and understatement convey a particular perspective of their subjects?
5. How do words and phrases create ambiguous meanings and invite multiple interpretations of a text?
a. "In silence the heart raves." (line 1)
b. "How could I exist in the same world with that brightness?" (line13)
c. "She named my name" (lines14-15) vs. "She called my name once" (line 36)
Attachment:- TP-CASTT Poem Analysis.rar