LAST

L - literary tools

• Diction

• Symbolism

• Imagery

• Metaphors and similes

• Rhyme scheme

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Mood

• Allusions

• Punctuation

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

A-attitude: Looking for the speakers tone.

S-shifts: Looking for shifts in tone, action, and rhythm. Discuss how the shifts affect the poem.

T-theme: What does the poem mean? What is the poet trying to say?