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"The End and the Beginning" Poem
"The End and the Beginning" Poem
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1
The speaker's feeling toward the subject/topic is called
Theme
Opinion
Mood
Tone
2
In TPCASTT poetry analysis, the first thing a reader should do is____________
Read the poem silently
Look for the figurative language in the poem
Look at the title for clues about the poem's subject
Skim the poem for unfamiliar words
3
The poem is perhaps titled "The End and Beginning" not, "The Beginning and End" because
it's more artsy
the idea was taken from J.R.R. Tolkein
people begin rebuilding after the end of a war
it's a prophecy from The Bible
4
Line 16 says, "Someone has to glaze a window" - glaze means to...
to repair broken glass
to have no idea what's going on in class
to cover a doughnut with frosting
skate across ice
5
The "S" in TPCASTT stands for...
Symbolism
Shift
Skim over the poem
Stop and Review
6
The ending stanza shows a buried man with grass sticking out of his mouth. The grass symbolizes
death
an alien invasion
new life
the coming apocalypse
7
Not only did the poet witness Nazism, but also...
a One Direction concert
the occupation of the Soviets in Poland
the atom bomb
the Birmingham riots
8
In line 17 it says "Photogenic, it's not" What does photogenic mean?
hybrid genetic creature that is photographic
takes photos well
a love of photography
takes terrible photos
9
The "A" in TPCASTT stands for....
Author-the person who wrote the poem
Attitude-The tone of the poem
Audience-whom the poet is speaking to
Action-The events in a poem
10
What do the first and second to the last "T's" have in common?
They both help the reader analyze the title
The first "T" is theme, the second "T" is Tone
The first "T" is topic and the second T is Theme
They both stand for theme
11
Genocide means...
killing one's self
killing another person
killing an entire bag of Krysal burgers
killing an entire race or ethnic group
12
In line 31 "starting to mill about" -mill means...
to move aimlessly
to hop
to freak out
to move to the beat
13
The overall lesson or moral of the poem is the_________
Title
Theme
Symbolism
Topic
14
The "C" in TPCASTT stands for...
Connection-Make connections between poem and other texts
Compare-show similarities in the poem
Contrast-showing differences in the poem
Connotation -explain the meanings of figurative language in a poem
15
What is the overall theme of "The End and the Beginning"?
after war, people are left to clean up and people forget
genocide is prevelant
no one remembers their native language
words are dangerous
16
Which step of TPCASTT examines the poem for meaning beyond what is written?
Connection
Connection
Connotation
Theme
17
Where was Wislawa Szymborska born?
Scotland
Poland
Germany
Lithuania
18
In lines 39-40, "make way for those who know little" means...
we should advocate for drwarves' rights
future generations eventually forget atrocities
we sould pity ignorant people
stupidity is growing
19
The "P" in TPCASTT requires the reader to...
Paraphrase the poem (put it into your own words
Predict the ending
Give the point of view (1st, 2nd, 3rd person)
Provide Textual Evidence (support the answer)
20
Changes that occur in speaker, attitude, subject, or mood of the poem are called______
Static
Shifts
Contrasts
Stanzas
