English help please!?

Question

Does anyone know the meaning of the English terms: SOAPS, DIDLS, TP-CASTT. I have tried looking them up, but I couldn't find the meaning. So please either tell me or referring me to a website is good too. Thanx!

Answer 1

SOAPS.  An acronym standing for Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose and Speaker. (relating to understanding text)

DIDLS. An acronym standing for Diction, Imagery, Details, Language, and Syntax (in relation to poetry analysis)

TPCASTT: Poem Analysis Method: title, paraphrase, connotation, diction, attitude, tone, shift(s), title revisited and theme

LInks to more information are below.  I hope this helps you.  Good luck!

Answer 2

Sounds like those are acronyms (abbreviations made by taking the first letter of words in a phrase and making a new word out of them).

SOAPS:

- Subject Occasion Audience Purpose Speaker

- Subject Occasion Audience Purpose Speaker

DIDLS:  Diction Imagery Details Language and Sentence

And I'm afraid I can't help you with the last one.  Could you give us the context in which you encountered these abbreviations?  Computers, writing, government agencies?

Answer 3

The answer above it the same answer I got. Except I also found

http://www.krucli.com/tp-castt.htm  for the last one for you. They all seem to be acronyms for analysing poetry, or literature of some sort.  

Answer 4

http://www.rebelenglish.com/AP/TP-CASTT....  =TP-CASTT

DIDLS.=  Diction, Imagery, Details, Language, and Syntax.

http://www.wallaceworld.org/poem_analysi... =SOAPS