TPCASST

TPCASTT:  Poem Analysis Method:   title, paraphrase, connotation, diction,  attitude, tone, shift(s), title revisited and  theme
Titleof poem means	'Out, Out' is literal to the poem, of the boy dying by cutting his hand off.
Paraphraseparts of the Poem	A boy is outside cutting things on his hand saw when his sister comes out to tell him it is time for supper, he gets way too excited and the saw slips, cutting his hand. The doctor comes and puts him under with ether, and the boy dies. Since everybody else lived, they all returned to what they had been doing.
Connotationof some of the words – changing literal meaning to implied or associated values	When the boy looks at his hand it is said "The life from spilling" where the life in this is referring to the blood gushing out of his hand.
AttitudeWhat is the attitude of the author, characters or yourself?	In the beginning the attitude was calm, almost a callous sense. Once the boy cuts his hand it turns to a gloomy kind of feel and ends with a feeling of hate.
ShiftAt first we think or feel one way – then there is a shift:  identify the shifts and explain them	The Shift would be towards the very end after the boy dies when it starts to say that "No more to build on there. And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs." because it is when the poem starts to change in its tone where the other people do not care for the boy anymore and go on with their lives.
Title revisitedAny new insights on meaning or significance of title?	The title is an allusion to Macbeth.
Theme	Life is short, you can lose it in the blink of an eye. Or in the meantime of being excited for supper and having a hand saw in your grasp.