QUEZON MEMORIAL ACADEMY

Progreso St. Poblacion West Umingan, Pangasinan

CREATIVE NONFICTION
Week 1- Second Semester
I. Title:
UNDERSTANDING CONVENTIONS AND TRADITIONAL GENRES

II. Objectives:
After going through this module, students are expected to:
A. define poetry and creative nonfiction;
B. differentiate fiction from nonfiction; and
C. identify the qualities of creative nonfiction and drama.

III. Anticipatory Guide:

This unit discusses the comparison of creative nonfiction to three other literary genres-fiction, poetry, and
drama. Creative nonfiction or the essay is called as the “fourth genre.” It describes the elements of fiction, poetry,
and drama and will identify what elements are useful in reading and writing creative nonfiction.
IV. Lesson Content:
Poetry and Creative Nonfiction
According to Laurence Perrine (1977,4), poetry may be defined as a kind of language that says more and
says it more intensely than does ordinary language. In other words, poetry uses a “heightened language.” For poetry
to achieve this, the poet uses imagery by employing figurative language. Imagery is one of the most important
elements of poetry. It is also called the “painting of words.” A writer, a poet in particular, uses words to paint images
while a painter uses forms and colors. The easiest way to paint with words is to use the figures of speech. For
example, instead of saying “the tree is being blown by the wind”, a good writer will say “the tree is dancing with the
wid.” Personification is used.
Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo (2003,9) defines creative nonfiction a “nonfiction prose which utilizes the
techniques and strategies of fiction.” One strategy of fiction that it shares with poetry is the inclusion of “concrete
and evocative details” which can also be achieve by employing imagery and other literary devices.

Reading:
Here is a poem about an underground river in Palawan, which has become popular and iconic tourist attraction in
recent years. Pick out the “concrete and evocative details” while reading.
Write your answers on a separate paper along with the activity.

Google the poem: “MOONSET AT CENTRAL PARK STATION OF ST. PAUL SUBTERRANEAN RIVER
NATIONAL PARK.”

FICTION AND CREATIVE NONFICTION

The elements of fiction are the following: plot, point of view, character, setting, tone and atmosphere, symbols and
irony, and theme and meaning.

Reading: Google the story MORNING IN NAGREBCAN BY MANUEL E. ARGUILA

Read the selection. While the countryside is often depicted as less stressful and more tranquil than the city, this may
not be the case all the time. Find out how these complications are shown in the story.

CREATIVE NONFICTION AND DRAMA

A drama or a play is a script that is meant to be staged.
 V. Activity
A. After reading the selection, ( Morning in Nagrebcan) answer the following questions for comprehension by
completing the table.
Elements of Fiction
Elements Aspects Answers/Explanations
Point of View
Character (main and other characters)
Setting
Tone and atmosphere
Symbols
Theme
Meaning

B. The following are some popular quotations on poetry and the poet. Write down your interpretation of each
quotation.
1. “the poet makes himself a seer a long, prodigious, and rational disordering of all the senses.”-Arthur
Rimbaud
2. “A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a love sickness”-Robert
Frost
3. “Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.”-T.S Eliot
4. “Poets are shameless with their experiences: they exploit them.”-Friedrich Nietzsche
5. “We were clever enough to turn a laundry list into poetry.”-Umberto Eco
C. Recall five “dramatic events in your life and explain why you consider them dramatic.

VI. Assignments
Of the dramatic experiences enumerated above, choose one that you can write about and serve as the
possible subject of a creative nonfiction text.

Prepared by:

LORIELE P. LANTION

Subject Teacher