CREATIVE WRITING

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LESSON 1 1. POETRY
EXPRESSING THOUGHTS THROUGH - expresses creative thoughts in much briefer way that a short
POETRY story & novel
- uses elements such as rhythm, imagery, verse & meter, & poetic
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Learning Competency: Identify the various elements, -used to express intense personal emotions and
techniques, and literary devices in specific forms of poetry experiences
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- shows universal truth & connotes a deeper meaning
EXPECTATIONS - does not use everyday language
At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to: - has a musical quality
- has a structure
 define poetry,
 enumerate the characteristics of poetry,
 believe in one’s ability in expressing thoughts Elements of Poetry
creatively, & Arrange the jumbled letters to unlock the poetic
 write a short poem applying the various elements
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elements.
PRETEST
1. the summarized statement containing the
Choose the letter that best completes each sentence.
meaning/thought
1. _________ is a form of creative writing which has a
2. the overall atmosphere, attitude and mood of the
certain structure and is a means to express one’s thoughts poem
and feelings. 3. the link between music & poetry, similar ending
a. Devices b. Figures of Speech c. Poetry d. Symbolism sounds of lines
2. This expresses the main thought or meaning of the 4. the pattern of rhyming words in a poem
poem. 5. the line of a poem arranged in a metrical pattern
a. rhyme b. tone c. meter d. theme 6. referred to as the “unit of poetic lines
3. It adds musicality to the poem which makes reading 7. the measured accents and syllables arrangement of
pleasurable. a poem
a. rhyme b. tone c. meter d. rhythm 8. the imagery and figurative language incorporated in
4. This refers to the attitude and mood of the poem. a poem
a. stanza b. tone c. meter d. rhythm 9. the regular, repeated sounds of words in a poem
10. the “voice” behind the poem
5. This is referred to as the “unit of poetic lines”.
Types of Rhymes
a. stanza b. tone c. meter d. rhythm
Types Characteristics Sample
6. A poem without standard rhyme patterns, line and length
True Rhyme Rhyme that occurs on the words head and dead
is called: Internal Rhyme Rhyme that occurs within the round and ground
a. Haiku b. Blank Verse c. Shape Poetry d. Free Verse words or lines
7. A poem whose layout implies the subject of the poem. Off Rhyme or Not a true rhyme but the sounds snow and bough
a. Shape Poem b. Tanaga c. Sonnet d. Spoken Poetry Slant Rhyme of the words are alike
8. A brief Japanese poem consisting of 3 lines &17 Rhyme Scheme
syllables -the pattern of rhyming words in each line & represented by
a. Haiku b. Tanaga c. Sonnet d. Spoken Poetry letters
9. A genre of Poetry that tells a story is called _______: “Neither Out Far nor in Deep” (Robert Frost)
a. Descriptive Poem b. Narrative Poem c. Lyric Poem The people along the sand (A)
d. Elegy All turn and look one way. (B)
10. A poem which uses vernacular language and appealing They turn their back on the land. (A)
oral elements and is being recited or performed in public They look at the sea all day. (B)
spaces. Line and Meter
a. Haiku b. Tanaga c. Sonnet d. Spoken Poetry
Type No. of
Lines
LOOKING BACK Couplet 2
Recall your prior knowledge about the topic below. Fill Tercet 3
out the graphic organizer. What comes into your mind Quatrai 4
when you hear the word, poetry? n
Quintet 5
__________________ Sestet 6
Septet 7
Octave 8
POETRY
Genre
The following are the three types of Poetry.
___________
INTRODUCTION ___________ Type Characteristics Sample Forms
Descriptive Poem Focuses on details Didactic Poem
Narrative Poem Tells a story Epic, Ballad
Have you ever written a poem before? How does it feel after
Lyric Poem Expresses feelings Ode, sonnet, monolog
writing the piece? Poetry is another way of expressing one’s self. It
liberates the soul of the writer.
This lesson will introduce you to the world of Forms of Poetry
poetry. This will give you an overview of what poetry is, the Blank Verse- consistent of length & meter but do not
different genres, elements, forms and their characteristics. employ rhyme
You will also explore some foreign and local samples.
Epic- a narrative poem about heroes with supernatural 5. How do you describe the feelings of the author towards
powers e.g.Beowulf another person? Explain your answer.
Limerick- a humorous poem with five lines & AABBA rhyme ______________________________
scheme _______________________________________________
There was a brilliant kid _______
Who liked to eat fresh squid Free Verse- a poem without standard rhyme patters and
line length
Enjambment- (French, which means to step over) happens
when the writer uses line breaks meaningfully and abruptly
and does not end in punctuation to create effect.
Example:
A thing of beauty is enjambment
a joy of forever
Its loveliness increases it will never
pass into nothingness but still will keep
a bower quiet for us and asleep
full of sweet
dreams and health and
quiet breathing
Experimental Texts
A. Typography
1. Concrete Poetry/Shape Poem- is a poem whose
he was singing very loud layout or typography implies the subject of the poem. Look
in the middle of the crowd at the example below
heavy rain fell due to what he did. – J.C. ACTIVITY 2
Haiku- consists of three lines with 5-7-5 syllables, focuses Questions:
on nature 1. What image is seen in the above shape poem?
Grass, trees are so green _______________
The gray mountains stand up high 2. What theme does the above poem imply?
Plain rural living- J.C. ___________________
Tanaga- a native type of poem from the Philippines, a 2. What could be the best title for it?
mono-rhyming quatrain with seven syllables each line. _________________________
“Palay siyang matino, B. Genre-crossing Text
Nang humangi’y yumuko
Ngunit muling tumayo,
1. Prose Poem- poems written in paragraphs which
Nagkabunga ng ginto.” contain language play, images and with instances of poetic
Diona- a mono-rhyming tercet with 7 syllables in each meter.
lines, 2. Performance Poetry/Spoken Word Poetry- its
Ang payong ko’y si inay significant characteristic is that it is being recited in front of
Kapote ko si itay the audience in public spaces. It uses vernacular or
Sa maulan kong buhay conversational language and appealing oral elements like
music, recordings, and other artistic elements.

Sonnet- consisting of 14 lines of iambic pentameter*, with

rhymes
*Iambic Pentameter- a line with five feet of iambs, which is a
pair of unstressed and then a stressed syllable. For example: CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
How Do I Love Thee? Activity: Research two samples of a poem
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (foreign and local) and analyze each using the
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. following questions below. Write the poem and your
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height analysis on a short bond paper.
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
POEM ANALYSIS TABLE
I love thee to the level of every day's Title: __________________________ Author:
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. ________________
I love thee freely, as men strive for right. 1. What is the theme of the poem?
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use REMEMBER
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
2. What is the tone used?
Poetry is a type of literature,
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
or artistic
3. List down writing,and
all the rhymes thatgive
attempts to scheme.
the rhyme
With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose, stir a reader’s imagination or
I shall but love thee better after death. emotions.
4. Which line(s) use(s)The poetof does
figure thisWhat
speech? by is the predominant?
ACTIVITY 1 carefully choosing and arranging
Read the above poem carefully the answer the questions 5. What islanguage for its sensory
the predominant meaning,image?
sound,
below. and rhythm. There are important
Questions: 6. Who is elements
speaking that
in thepoets
poem?use to express
1. What is the theme of the above poem? their thoughts in a poetic manner.
_________________ There are also different forms and
7. What is the genre of the poem?
2. What is the tone of the poem?
________________________ 8. Why did you choose this poem?
3. Give the rhyme scheme of the poem.
___________________ 9. What insights/lessons did you get from the poem?
4. Give the genre of the above poem.
_____________________ 10. Where did you get the poem? Cite your reference.
Creative Writing Tip:
Aside from applying different literary devices, you can read the
pieces of the world’s most unforgettable poets. Get some
inspirations!

POST TEST
Directions: Read the poem and analyze the elements in it
using the Poem Analysis Table above (except item nos. 8
and 10). Reference:
Buhisan, A & Sayseng A. (2016) Creative Writing. JFS
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Evenings, When the Light Dims
Valerio Magrelli
Student’s Name & Signature
Evenings, when the light dims _____________________ Date:_
And I lie hidden in bed,
. Parent’s Name &
I gather outlines of ideas
That flow over the silence of my limbs. Signature______________________ Date:_
It’s here I must weave
Thought’s tapestry,
Arrange my own strands WELL-DONE! YOU HAVE JUST FINISHED THE LESSON 2!
Use myself to draw my own figure.
This isn’t work
But workmanship.
Of the page, then of the body
To evoke thought’s form,
measure and fit it.
I think of a tailor
who is his own fabric.