Directions: Using the TP-CASTT Poetry Analysis, choose at least TWO (2) poems from the list and

analyze it. Write it on

a one (1) whole sheet of yellow paper
TP-CASTT Poetry Analysis

TITLE: Consider the title and make a prediction about what the poem is about.

PARAPHRASE: Translate the poem line by line into your own words on a literal level. Look for complete thoughts
(sentences may be inverted) and look up unfamiliar words.

CONNOTATION: Examine the poem for meaning beyond the literal. Look for figurative language, imag-ery, and sound
elements.

ATTITUDE/TONE: Notice the speaker’s tone and attitude. Humor? Sarcasm? Awe?

SHIFTS: Note any shifts or changes in speaker or attitude. Look for key words, time change, punctuation.
TITLE: Examine the title again, this time on an interpretive level.

THEME: Briefly state in your own words what the poem is about (subject), then what the poet is saying about the subject
(theme).

LIST OF POETRY Broken Sonnet XXV: “Do not look at me with those eyes.”

Broken Sonnet II: “How can I unlove you?” Do not look at me with those eyes
Don’t pity me, I don’t need it
How can unlove you? Let me count the ways Don’t speak of encouragement
I can unlove you by embracing the lies I am not discouraged
To convince my heart that you never loved me Don’t console me
That all was just a nightmare and not a dream I am not depressed
Where you put me in a place that no one can hear me scream Don’t give me your cold shoulder
I can unlove you by pretending that we didn’t meet I am not alone nor sad
And that everything was just a dust on my feet What happened is over
I can unlove you by remembering the memories without you I have accepted it and moved on
When there’s no more you but it just only I Don’t look at me with those eyes
I can unlove by accepting the fact that you are gone You don’t know me
That I could never be again in your loving arms Yes, you know my name
I can unlove you by giving myself a chance But never my story
To love again but this time to the right one

Broken Sonnet III: “The world of lovers and friends” Broken Sonnet XX: “You break me like a promise”

The world of lovers and friends You break me like a promise

Where thou love was started The words that cut like a knife
Young as thy children holding their hands It sugar-coated the lies
In the midst of cold December And let me savor the spice
In the world of lovers, why do we stay in love? The reality that you don’t love me
When love is never a synonym for joy And that you just played the part
In the world of friends, why do we love? To be the ideal as you can be
When love is the reason why friendship was ruined But never in your heart
In the world of lovers and friends Real words that left unspoken
The mountain of happiness became the valley of pains Exploded like constellation
Where the oceans and rivers are not water but tears Through the way you treated me
In both worlds, why do we love? After the said confrontation
Is it because love is the reason why we stay alive? You made me your second lover
Of course, love then is life of every lover and friends we have Now, the game is over
had.

Broken Sonnet VIII: “Bite the apple of Eve”

Bite the apple of Eve Embrace the dark as you dance with fire
Dive in the ocean of sins Sing out of tune like a broken choir
Lay down in the bed of roses Savor the night,
Close your eyes, dream and make wishes As the two of you become one
Take off, one by one Locked on each other’s arm
Look caress with your eyes As you shared the temptation of the One night Stand
Hold firmly with lust

Prepared by: Martin Ceazar M. Hermocilla