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Spring and All by William Carlos Williams (USA. 1883-1963)

Use the TPCAST Analytical System to analyze Williams' poem. HINT: Williams was also a practising medical doctor. **You can do it in Chart/Point Form

Create a Chart for TPCAST analysis of the poem. Use headings for each of the Tpcast Elements

1.  TITLE: write your opinion about it; 

2.  PARAPHRASE: select five new words and phrases used in the poem that you don't know and rewrite them using your own words.

3.  CONNOTATION: what words and phrases in the poem have meanings beyond their literal meaning? One example in the poem is the phrase: sluggish / dazed spring approaches. The adjectives "sluggish" and "dazed" give human qualities to the Spring which is coming. Spring is made to seem like a human being bringing warmth and light to the dead winter scene.  It is also a shift in the weather and therefore a shift in the tone. We can all agree that the Springtime is positive and healing for everyone. Notice that I have also "paraphrased" the lines from the poem by putting the phrase into my own words: 

4. ATTITUDE write your impression of the feeling and tone of the poem.

5. SHIFT locate at least one physical and one emotional/tone change. 

6.THEME: write your interpretation of the poet's intention and meaning. 

In total you should be writing at least 150-200 words in several paragraph forms. Double space, 12pt text, save as PDF file and post to Moodle below.