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Creative Writing
First Semester, AY 2020-2021
Welcome aboard SS Creative Writing! During your asynchronous and

synchronous trips, you will be given a grasp on how to fully
understand the Forms, Elements, Techniques and Devices of Poetry.
Enriching and broadening your knowledge in poetry will help you
appreciate Creative Writing more. Additionally, you will be provided
with an itinerary of readings and activities. Follow the instructions
given that are aligned with the lectures and reminders of your Creative
Writing captain to gain access to the different sections of the ship and
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Captain’s Reminders: Provided below are the things you need to

complete. Make sure to tick on the box once you have accomplished
the task.
MY TO DO TASKS ACCOMPLISHED
1. Enrich my vocabulary through the KEY WORDS.
2. Answer the QUALIFYING ASSESSMENT.
3. Scan the CONTENT OUTLINE.
4. Peruse the DISCUSSION POINTS.
4.1. Poetry in the Eyes of Poets
4.2. Structure Meets Content: Poetic Forms
4.3. The Working Class in Eavan Boland’s “Quarantine”
4.4. Ingredients of a Good Poem
4.5. Techniques and Devices: The Poet’s Tools
5. Read and examine the LITERARY TEXT FOR DISCUSSION
(BOLAND’S “QUARANTINE”).
6. Answer the GUIDE QUESTIONS as preparation for the
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SYNCHRONOUS SESSIONS.
7. Read and grasp the DISCUSSIONS ON POETRY.
8. Read and analyze the ASSIGNED READING.
9. Accomplish the CERTIFICATION ACTIVITIES.
Are you excited to explore the ship? Begin by familiarizing yourself with its
features below.
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A. TOPIC COVERAGE Learning Packet 3: Forms, Elements, Techniques and

Devices of Poetry
B. DATE September 14-October 2, 2020
C. OBJECTIVES 1. Distinguish the various forms, elements, techniques and
devices of poetry;
2. Write a poem based on a chosen poetic form;
3. Promote a humane and just society thru careful selection
of ideas and materials for a literary portfolio and
performance.
D. TARGET 1. Determine the specific forms, elements and conventions

COMPETENCIES of poetry.
2. Use selected elements, techniques and devices of poetry
in writing a poem.
E. KEY WORDS 1. Poetry is a branch of Literature which seeks to convey an
idea thru careful arrangement of words following a specific
rhythm or meter or both.
2. Literary devices are tools consisting of elements and
techniques used in developing the content, form and other
aesthetic features of a poem.
F. QUALIFYING Know if you are qualified to join the Poetry Circle by
ASSESSMENT taking the QUALIFYING ASSESSMENT.
G. CONTENT OUTLINE 1. Poetry in the Eyes of Poets

2. Structure Meets Content: Poetic Forms
3. The Working Class in Eavan Boland’s “Quarantine”
4. Ingredients of a Good Poem
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5. Techniques and Devices: The Poet’s Tools
Now that you are familiar with the facilities of this ship, you may start
enjoying its amenities.
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The meeting of the best minds takes place in this room.

There is a special section reserved for the Poets Circle,
the resident group of young poets comprising of some
crew members, former and current passengers, near the
deck. If you wish to find out if you are qualified to join
DISCUSSION POINTS the group, try answering the short QUALIFYING
ASSESSMENT below.
INSTRUCTIONS: Circle the best answer.
1. Poetry that tells a story. A. narrative B. lyric C. dramatic

2. A poem that pays homage to the gods. A. ballad B. elegy C. ode
3. A pastoral poem. A. villanelle B. idyll C. haiku
4. Poetry with a precise meter. A. free verse B. prose poetry C. blank verse
5. The one speaking in the poem. A. point of view B. persona C. speaker
6. The attitude of the poem towards the
subject. A. tone B. atmosphere C. rhythm
7. Line rhymes before the caesura. A. internal B. leonine C. slant
8. Also known as double rhyme. A. masculine B. feminine C. end
9. Refers to the patterns of stress in poetry. A. rhythm B. rhyme C. meter
10.Consists of stressed and unstressed
patterns. A. iambic B. trochaic C. spondaic
11. Use of language to appeal to the
senses. A. symbolism B. enjambment C. imagery
12. Thought that spills over another line. A. trope B. enjambment C. caesura
13. An understatement that uses double
negatives. A. oxymoron B. paradox C. litotes
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14. A characteristic of poetry. A. rhythmic B. stanzaic C. denotative

15. Another term for word play. A. connotation B. pun C. trope
I will now turn you over to Anna, the president of the club for the
orientation.
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A. POETRY IN THE EYES OF POETS
Thank you for your interest in the club. For now, you are considered an
apprentice and will be promoted to the rank of fellow once you complete
the poetry sessions and tasks. I am Anna, the president of the club and a
crew member of the ship. I write lyric poems and I would like to share
my favorite quote from Thomas Gray with you: “Poetry is thought that
breathes, and words that burn.” Do you agree with his view? Could you
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Definitions of Poetry
According to William Wordsworth, “Poetry is the spontaneous overflow

of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in
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poetryfoundation.org.
For Matthew Arnold, “Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive,

and widely effective mode of saying things, and hence its importance.”
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poetryfoundation.org.
Remember!
 Poetry differs from prose in that the former is written in stanza
form employs meter, rhythm and other literary devices.
 In contrast, prose is written in paragraphs and is closer to
everyday speech.
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I hope you were inspired by the thoughts of Wordsworth and Arnold. To

reaffirm your interest in poetry, the club’s vice-president, Frank, will
walk you through its different forms.

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B. STRUCTURE MEETS CONTENT: POETIC FORMS
Hello! I am Frank and it is my pleasure to share with you the different

forms of poetry taken from Abrams (1988), Holman (1986) and
literaryterms.net. Let’s get started.

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There are different ways of classifying poems. They may be classified

according to types and forms. Let’s discuss them one by one.
1. According to Types
1.1. Narrative poems are types that tell a story. Among those under this
type are epics (extraordinary adventures of a hero considered to be the
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storytelling) and idyll (a short poem about a pastoral or rural character in
a landscape or rural setting).
Examples: Epic of Gilgamesh, Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of

the Ancient Mariner”
1.2. Lyric are poems meant to be sung and usually deal with personal
feelings or sentiments. The usual meter used for poems under this type
are iambic, trochaic, phyrric, anapestic, dactylic and spondee. Sonnet
(fourteen-line poem following any of the famous forms: Petrarchan,
Shakespearean, Spencerian), elegy (lament for the dead), ode (tribute to
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of three octosyllabic lines with a monorhyme, or three lines containing
eight syllables each that all rhyme with one another; usually sung in
weddings and courtship) are some of the forms belonging to this type.
Examples: Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s “Sonnet 43,” Emily Dickinson’s

“Because I could not stop for Death,” John Keats’ “Ode to a Grecian
Urn”
1.3. Dramatic poems are those meant to be performed on stage. One

form which may also be expressed in prose is soliloquy, a monologue in
which the character divulges his or her thoughts which may be unknown
to the audience.
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amazon.com. Examples: Shakespeare’s Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” in Hamlet and
Juliet’s “Oh Romeo, my Romeo” (balcony scene) in Romeo and Juliet
2. Conventional Forms
2.1. Blank verse is poetry written with a precise meter usually iambic
pentameter.
Example: “Birches” by Robert Frost
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2.2. Rhymed poems are types that follow a specific rhyme scheme. One
example is the limerick “Hickory, dickory, dock” which consists of five
lines in a single stanza and follows the rhyme scheme AABBA.
2.3. Villanelle consists of nineteen lines of five tercets and a quatrain.

Originally a variation of the pastoral poem, the internal rhyme scheme is
highly specified. An example is Dylan Thomas’ “Do Not Go Gentle Into
That Good Night.”
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amazon.com. 2.4. Tanaga consists of four lines with each line equally having seven
syllables with any one of the following rhyme schemes: (1) a-a-a-a, (2) a-
b-b-a, (3) a-a-b-b, (4) a-b-a-b. An example is “Palay” by Ildefonso
Santos.
3. Nonconventional Forms
3.1. Free Verse are poems that do not follow a fixed meter and rhyme
scheme.
Example: TS Elliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
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prose (specifically standard punctuation and lack of line breaks).
Example: “Spring Day” by Amy Lowell
3.3. Concrete Poetry is a form in which stanzas and lines appear as a

visual representation.
Example: George Herbert’s “The Altar”
3.4. Performance Poetry is specially designed for improvisation in front

of an audience. An example is Marc Smith’s “Small Boy,” a slam poetry
which combines writing, performance, competition and audience
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Now that you are familiar with the different types of poems, you are
ready to participate in our poem critiquing. Our secretary, Ayen, shall get
in touch with you so you can prepare for the next poetry session.

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C. THE WORKING CLASS IN EAVAN BOLAND’S “QUARANTINE”
Good day! I am Ayen, the secretary of the club. I love

scribbling free verse poems. I have been assigned to facilitate
our group’s critiquing of Eavan Boland’s poem, “Quarantine.”
Before you participate in the next session, please watch ANY
ONE of the following short videos:
1. “The Workers Rights Revolution I THE

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION” at
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2. “Introduction to Labour History” at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pC56qMSDMs.
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Were you able to view any one of the films from the links I
sent you? I hope so, for they will be useful in our session
today. Just to check if you could recall the highlights of the
videos, try answering the following questions and listing them
in the space provided. Short responses are sufficient, too.
For those who watched link 1:

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2. How did it change the relationship between the workers and

capitalists?
For those who watched link 2:
1. What was the relationship between laborers and employers?
2. When and what triggered the conflict between the two

groups?
Now that you have some insights about workers, you are ready
to participate in today’s poetry discussion. Let us get to know
the author; then, answer the guide questions found after the
text. By the way, you will reecho your responses in our next
meeting (synchronous session) so make sure to jot down the
key words of your analyses/ answers after each question.

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Who is Eavan Boland?
 Born in Dublin, Ireland on September 24, 1944

 Author of several works like A Poet’s Dublin, A
Woman Without a Country, New Collected Poems, An
Origin Like Water: Collected Poems 1967-1987, and In
Her Own Image
 Professor of English at Stanford University; director of
the creative writing program at the same university
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 Died on April 27, 2020
Reference: Boland, E. “Quarantine.” Retrieved from https://poets.org.
Quarantine
By Eavan Boland (1944-2020)
In the worst hour of the worst season
of the worst year of a whole people
a man set out from the workhouse with his wife.
He was walking—they were both walking—north.
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She was sick with famine fever and could not keep up.
He lifted her and put her on his back.
He walked like that west and west and north.
Until at nightfall under freezing stars they arrived.
In the morning they were both found dead.

Of cold. Of hunger. Of the toxins of a whole history.
But her feet were held against his breastbone.
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Let no love poem ever come to this threshold.

There is no place here for the inexact
praise of the easy graces and sensuality of the body.
There is only time for this merciless inventory:
Their death together in the winter of 1847.

Also what they suffered. How they lived.
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And what there is between a man and woman.
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(painting of John Francois Millet) And in which darkness it can best be proved.
Reference: Boland, E. “Quarantine.” Retrieved from https://poets.org.
Guide Questions:
1. What happened to the man and his wife?

2. Explain the last two stanzas. Is there any significance to the
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3. Point out the techniques and devices used in the poem. How
did these affect the development of the theme and aesthetic
quality of the poem?
4. What type of poem is Eavan Boland’s “Quarantine”?
5. What critical issue similar to our times is highlighted in the

poem?
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Did you enjoy the poem? I hope so. The ship will be disembarking in
England soon and the next session will be held at a different venue. Our
treasurer, Cedric, has been assigned to take charge of the next session.
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D. INGREDIENTS OF A GOOD POEM
Welcome back! I am Cedric and today I am bringing you to Costa

Coffee, one of the best coffee shops in the UK. Here, we shall discuss
the elements of poetry. I brought my notes from Abrams (1988),
Holman (1986), Aguila et. al. (2017), britannica.com and
literaryterms.net with me for sharing. So let’s enjoy a cup of coffee
and some pastries while we talk poetry.

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Elements of Poetry
1. Persona is the one speaking in the poem. An example is the

traveler in Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.”
2. Addressee refers to whom the poem is addressed. In the

confessional poem, “Daddy” by Sylvia Plath, the daughter discloses
her anger to her dead father.
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3. The theme is the message or insight of the poem. For example,
“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost discusses the importance of
making choices and the difference it makes in one’s life.
4.Tone refers to the attitude of the poem to its subject.
5. Rhythm is the musical quality of a poem, while rhyme is the

identical sound within a line or stanza/s. The following are some
types of rhymes:
5.1. End rhyme occurs at the end of each line.

Example:
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First, a poem must be magical,
then musical as a sea gull.
It must be moving
And hold secret a bird’s flowering. […]
- Jose Garcia Villa, “Lyrics: II (17)”
5.2. Internal rhyme often occurs at the beginning but before the
end.
Example:
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with nobody to talk to
but myself.
Shadows
of my own making
stalk me in silence,
repeating everything
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I do.
- Ralph Semino Galan, “Baguio, the Return” (Aguila et. al,

2017)
5.3. In leonine rhyme the last word in the line rhymes with the
word before the caesura (britannica.com).
Example:
"For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams."

-Edgar Allan Poe, “Annabel Lee”
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usually appears at the end of the line.
Example:
Batter my heart, three-personed God, for you

As yet but knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend;
That I may rise, and stand, o’erthrow me, and bend
Your force to break, blow, burn, and make me new.
-John Donne, “Holy Sonnet 14”
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5.5. A feminine rhyme, often called double rhyme, involves two
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Example:
But yet in vain thou hast my ruin sought,

In vain thou mad’st me to vain things aspire,
In vain thou kindlist all thy smoky fire.
For virtue hath this better lesson taught,
Within myself to seek my only hire,
Desiring naught but how to kill desire.
-Philip Sydney, “Desire”
5.6. Slant rhyme, also known as near, half or imperfect rhyme,

uses words that sound similar but not close enough to make a
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Example: bridge and grudge
5.7. Assonance in slant rhymes is the repetition of vowel sounds

that do not rhyme perfectly.
Example: crate and braid
5.8. Consonance in slant rhymes is the repetition of consonant

sounds that do no rhyme perfectly.
Example:
A Quietness distilled
As Twilight long begun,
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Sequestered Afternoon—
-Emily Dickinson, “As imperceptibly as Grief”
5.9. Rhyme scheme refers to the arrangement of rhyming words

in a line or stanza.
5.9.1. Alternate rhyme: abab…
5.9.2. Enclosed rhyme: abba…
5.9.3. Chain rhyme: abab bcbc cdcd…
5.10. Diction refers to the choice of words.

5.10.1. Connotation is the creative or figurative meaning
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5.10.2. Denotation is the literal meaning of a word.
5.11. Meter refers to the stressed and unstressed patterns in verse. It

may be subdivided into qualitative and quantitative meter. The
former contains stressed syllables with regular intervals like the
iambic pentameter, while the latter is based on syllabic weight, not
stress like in Virgil’s “Aenid” and Homer’s “Iliad.”
English poems have five basic types of meter namely (1) iambic
meter (unstressed/stressed), (2) trochaic meter (stressed/unstressed),
(3) spondaic meter, (stressed/stressed), (4) anapestic meter
(unstressed/unstressed/ stressed) and (5) dactylic meter
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(stressed/unstressed/unstressed).
Examples (Those in italics are stressed.):
Iambic Pentameter
If music be the food of love, play on;

Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting,
The appetite may sicken, and so die.
That strain again! it had a dying fall:
O, it came o’er my ear like the sweet sound,
That breathes upon a bank of violets …
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-William Shakespeare, “Twelfth Night”
Trochaic Meter
And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting

On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is
dreaming,
And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on
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floor
Shall be lifted—nevermore!”
-Edgar Allan Poe, “The Raven”
Spondaic Meter
Cry, cry! Troy burns, or else let Helen go.
-William Shakespeare, “Troilus and Cressida”
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Anapestic Meter
You made in a day my lord, whole towns to fly.
-William Shakespeare, “Henry VI”
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Dactylic Meter
Half a league, half a league,

Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
“Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!” he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
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How do you find the discussion? Are you having fun learning the
stuff that makes poems the way they are? I hope you are for I had a
good time sharing my knowledge on the topic with you! See you back
on the ship for the last session!

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E. TECHNIQUES AND DEVICES: THE POET’S TOOLS
It has been almost two weeks since you first joined the club and I am
thrilled that you are making great progress. To help you become a better
poet, we have decided to engage you not only in discussions, but short
activities. Are you ready?

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Hello again! Ayen and I will guide you in learning some of the literary
devices used in poetry namely imagery, symbolism and enjambment,
while Frank will tackle tropes and figures of speech. Let’s start.
Literary devices consist of elements and techniques. They are the tools
of the writer in improving the content and aesthetic of the work. Here are
some common devices used in poetry:
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Example:
I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
-William Wordsworth, “Daffodils”
2. Symbolism involves the use of symbols (an object, action or event) to

represent an idea (Holman, 1986).
Example:
All the world’s a stage,

And all the men and women merely players;
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And one man in his time plays many parts,
-William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”
3. Enjambment is a thought or sense in a line that spills over to another

line without a final pause or an end punctuation.
Example:
A thing of beauty is a joy forever:

Its loveliness increases; it will never
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Pass into nothingness but still will keep

A bower quiet for us, and asleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
-John Keats, “Endymion”
To continue where Frank and Ayen left off, a (4) trope is the
metaphorical or figurative shifting of words from their literal to
figurative meanings. Some of the common tropes are similes, metaphors,
personification, litotes (understatement which uses double negatives),
pun, (word play), irony, allegory (abstract ideas and principles are
described in terms of characters, figures, and events), synecdoche and
Cristo at 123rf.com metonymy. Edmund Spenser’s “Faerie Queen” is an allegory where the
“The Red-Cross Knight” represents holiness, and “Lady Una” represents
truth, wisdom, and goodness. Una’s parents represent the human race and
the “Dragon,” which has imprisoned them, stands for evil
(literarydevices.net.).
5. Figures of Speech are words or clauses that add color to the language
of literary works. Most of these are already familiar to you. In your
profile, I saw that you attended synchronous and asynchronous sessions
in fiction that tackle these. Instead of boring you with the same lecture,
let me just help you recall them by viewing the links below together. You
may try out the exercises too, as they are fun to work with.
5.1. Figures of Speech Part 1: Simile, Metaphor,

Personification, Apostrophe, Onomatopoeia - English
at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9GQSjYgV3U
5.2. Figures of Speech Part 2: Synecdoche, Metonymy,

Alliteration, Anaphora, Assonance – English at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTN9i4ZOsr4
5.3. Figures of Speech Part 3: Hyperbole, Understatement,

Paradox, Oxymoron – English at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddbxM5KCo1Y
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Hooray, you have completed all the poetry sessions! You are now a step
away to becoming a full fellow of the club. You simply need to complete
the remaining tasks in the assignment and post-test to qualify. Best of
luck to you from all of us!

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ASSIGNMENT
Do this for the first week of the poetry discussion: Draft a poem
based on the situation and guidelines below:
You have received an invitation to do an online literary

performance to raise awareness and funds for Covid 19 front
liners and patients. To qualify, the screening committee
requires the submission of a portfolio of literary works
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liners (written in the previous packet), but none for the
patients.
1. Before writing, review the uploaded Peer Evaluation Checklist

and Online Portfolio Guidelines and Rubrics in the Content
Section/ Learning Hub of Blackboard.
2. Decide on a theme for your poem on Covid 19 patients based on

the purpose of the invitation.
3. Choose a poetic form; then, write an initial draft.
4. Ask a classmate to help you assess your use of techniques and

devices in your poem. Have him or her use the Peer Evaluation
Checklist.
5. Revise based on the suggestions of your classmate.
6. Submit the Peer Evaluation Checklist for Poetry and the revised
copy for feedback to your Creative Writing captain (teacher).
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For the second week of the poetry discussion, apply what you have
learned in this packet by analyzing Edith Tiempo’s “Bonsai”. Jot
down your insights on the form, elements, techniques and devices
used in your notebook or any medium convenient to you. Be ready
to share these ideas during the synchronous session.

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By Edith Tiempo (1919-2011)
All that I love

I fold over once
And once again
And keep in a box
Or a slit in a hollow post
Or in my shoe.
All that I love?

Why, yes, but for the moment-
And for all time, both.
Something that folds and keeps easy,
Son’s note or Dad’s one gaudy tie,
A roto picture of a queen,
A blue Indian shawl, even
A money bill.
It’s utter sublimation,

A feat, this heart’s control
Moment to moment
To scale all love down
To a cupped hand’s size
Till seashells are broken pieces

From God’s own bright teeth,
And life and love are real
Things you can run and
Breathless hand over
To the merest child.
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Should you need additional help on how to analyze a poem, you may
visit this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3x-g5qRCYw.
CERTIFICATION
The schedule for the submission of the online portfolio shall be announced on the
Announcement section of Blackboard.
If you wish to find out how much you have progressed after joining the club,
answer the PROGRESS TEST below by circling the best answer from among
the given choices.
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1. Poetry that is meant for performance. A. narrative B. dramatic C. lyric

2. Also known as the Pinoy haiku. A. diona B. tanaga C. pantun
3. Poems that require improvisation. A. epic B. ballad C.performance
4. Poetry with a precise meter. A. free verse B. blank verse C. concrete
5. Representation of abstract ideas and
principles A. allegory B. symbolism C. metaphor
6. The musical quality of the poem. A. tone B. meter C. rhythm
7. Repetition of vowel sounds. A. assonance B. consonance C. iambic
8. Follows the rhyme scheme abba. A. chain B. enclosed C. alternate
9. Follows the stressed and stressed pattern. A. spondaic B. anapestic C. dactylic
10. Author of Quarantine A. Tiempo B. Frost C. Boland
11. Two contrasting words put side by side. A. paradox B. oxymoron C. litotes
12. Thought that spills over another line. A. enjambment B. leonine C. caesura
13. One syllable stressed word that appears at
the end. A. feminine B. end C. masculine
14. A characteristic of poetry. A. connotative B. literal C. sentences
15. Words that express figurative meaning. A. slam B. trope C. pun
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Answers to the Qualifying Assessment: Answers to the Progress Assessment in the

Certification Section:
1. A
1. B
2. C
2. A
3. B
3. C
4. C
4. B
5. B
5. A
6. A
6. C
7. B
7. A
8. B
8. B
9. C
9. A
10. B
10. C
11. C
11. B
12. B
12. A
13. C
13. C
14. A
14. A
15. B
15. B
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REFERENCES:
Abrams, M.H. (1988). A Glossary of Literary Terms Sixth Edition. FL: Harcourt
Brace College Publishers.
Aguila, A. et al. (2017). Wording the World: The Art of Creative Writing. QC: C & E.
“Allegory.” Retrieved from https://literarydevices.net.
Boland, E. (2008). New Collected Poems. “Quarantine.” W.W. Norton. Retrieved from
https://poets.org/poem/quarantine.
Holman, C. H. (1986). A Handbook to Literature Fifth Edition. NY: Macmillan

Publishing Company.
“Leonine Verse.” Retrieved from https://britannica.com.
Ms. Peer Editor. (July 12, 2018). “Analyze Any Poem with These Steps!”. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3x-g5qRCYw.
“Poetry.” Retrieved from https://literaryterms.net/poetry

Poetry Therapy Inc. (May 6, 2020). “Quarantine by Eavan Boland.” Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q65Azl15rsE.
Prepared by:
Zendy Victoria Sue G. Valencia, LPT, M.A
Mary Ann M. Majul, LPT, M.A.T.
John Abhram P. Gojo Cruz, LPT
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Welcome aboard SS Creative Writing! During your asynchronous and

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A. TOPIC COVERAGE Learning Packet 3: Forms, Elements, Techniques and

D. TARGET 1. Determine the specific forms, elements and conventions

G. CONTENT OUTLINE 1. Poetry in the Eyes of Poets

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5. Techniques and Devices: The Poet’s Tools

The meeting of the best minds takes place in this room.

INSTRUCTIONS: Circle the best answer.

1. Poetry that tells a story. A. narrative B. lyric C. dramatic

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14. A characteristic of poetry. A. rhythmic B. stanzaic C. denotative

A. POETRY IN THE EYES OF POETS

According to William Wordsworth, “Poetry is the spontaneous overflow

For Matthew Arnold, “Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive,

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I hope you were inspired by the thoughts of Wordsworth and Arnold. To

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B. STRUCTURE MEETS CONTENT: POETIC FORMS

Hello! I am Frank and it is my pleasure to share with you the different

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There are different ways of classifying poems. They may be classified

Examples: Epic of Gilgamesh, Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of

Examples: Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s “Sonnet 43,” Emily Dickinson’s

1.3. Dramatic poems are those meant to be performed on stage. One

Example: “Birches” by Robert Frost

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2.3. Villanelle consists of nineteen lines of five tercets and a quatrain.

Example: TS Elliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”

Example: “Spring Day” by Amy Lowell

3.3. Concrete Poetry is a form in which stanzas and lines appear as a

Example: George Herbert’s “The Altar”

3.4. Performance Poetry is specially designed for improvisation in front

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C. THE WORKING CLASS IN EAVAN BOLAND’S “QUARANTINE”

Good day! I am Ayen, the secretary of the club. I love

1. “The Workers Rights Revolution I THE

2. “Introduction to Labour History” at

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For those who watched link 1:

2. How did it change the relationship between the workers and

For those who watched link 2:

1. What was the relationship between laborers and employers?

2. When and what triggered the conflict between the two

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Who is Eavan Boland?

 Born in Dublin, Ireland on September 24, 1944

Reference: Boland, E. “Quarantine.” Retrieved from https://poets.org.

In the morning they were both found dead.

Let no love poem ever come to this threshold.

Their death together in the winter of 1847.

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Reference: Boland, E. “Quarantine.” Retrieved from https://poets.org.

1. What happened to the man and his wife?

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4. What type of poem is Eavan Boland’s “Quarantine”?