GOOD

AFTERNOON!
Noella Mae M. Villarta.
 “Head,
Shoulders,
Knees, and Toes”
Instruction:
From the 10 individuals, group yourself into 5. Face
the other group and the person in your front will
be your opponent.

Put your hand on your head when the teacher

says "head," your shoulder when she says
"shoulder," and so on. However, when the teacher
says "Cup," grab the cup below; the one who gets
it first will be the one to answer a particular
question.
 1. One example of a
figure of speech is the
use of "like" and "as" to
compare one thing to
another.
 2. It is the
repetition of the
same first
consonant sound.
3. It is one of the main
kinds of literature,
which are all written
works without poetic
meter.
4. “Peter piper picked
a peck of pickled
peppers” is an
example of what
literary device?
 5. Another kind of
literature that frequently
uses images and plays
with language sound
through repetition and
rhyming.
DESIDERATA
by Max Ehrmann
 Max Ehrmann
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02 Max Ehrmann was an
03 American writer, poet, and
04
attorney from Terre Haute,
05
Indiana, widely known for
06
his 1927 prose poem
▶
"Desiderata". He often wrote
on spiritual themes.
 Desiderata
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01
02
03 Desiderata is a Latin word
04 and a plural noun, with
05 the singular form
06 desideratum, meaning
▶ “things wanted or
needed.”
 Desiderata
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02
03 Desiderata is a didactic
04 poem which he wrote for
05 his daughter. It contains
06 practical advice for day-to-
▶ day life, moral and religious
philosophy and ethics.
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◀ Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and

01 remember what peace there may be in
02 silence.
03 As far as possible, without surrender, be on
04 good terms with all persons.
05 Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen
06 to others,
▶ even to the dull and ignorant; they too have
their story.
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01 Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are
02 vexations to the spirit.
03 If you compare yourself with others, you may
04 become vain and bitter,
05 for always there will be greater and lesser
06 persons than yourself.
▶ Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
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◀ Keep interested in your own career, however

01 humble;
02 it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of
03 time.
04 Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the
05 world is full of trickery.
06 But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
▶ many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
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Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection.

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Neither be cynical about love;
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for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it
02
is as perennial as the grass.
03
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully
04
surrendering the things of youth.
05
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden
06
misfortune.
▶
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
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◀ Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle

01
with yourself.
02
You are a child of the universe no less than the
03
trees and the stars;
04
you have a right to be here. And whether or
05
06
not it is clear to you,
▶
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it
should.
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◀ Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you

01
conceive Him to be.
02
And whatever your labors and aspirations, in
03
the noisy confusion of life,
04
keep peace with your soul. With all its sham,
05
06
drudgery and broken dreams,
▶
it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to
be happy.
 Prose Poetry
• Prose is anything written
◀ down that does not • poetry are often image-
01 possess any poetic driven and play with the
02 meter. sound of language using
03
repetition and rhyming.
• Prose tend to focus on
04
aspects such as • Rhythmic and image-
05 narrative, characters, based.
06 and plot.
▶
• Contains narrative and
does not follow any set
rhythm.
◀
Prose Poems
01
02
• Also known as prose
03
04
poetry
05 • A hybrid genre of writing
06
▶ • Prose using poetry
techniques
◀
Prose Poems/Prose Poetry
01
• writing is continuous and without
02
03
line breaks.
04 • any length and may be divided into
05 paragraphs.
06
• Internal rhyme and alliteration and
repetition
▶

• free verse and prose

◀
Prose Poems/Prose Poetry
01 Prose poetry is anything that
02
combines these elements into a
03
04
single piece of writing.
05
06 A poetry the is not written in verse and
▶
contains other poetic attributes, such
as rhythm and metaphors.
 A prose poem includes one or more of
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the following:
01
02
* Heightened imagery, organic or
03 subjective imagery, which may
04 include emotions.
05
* Parataxis—a literary technique of
06
▶
short simple sentences with phrases
linked by coordinating conjunctions.
* Emotional effects.
 “DESIDERATA” AND OTHER LITERARY ELEMENTS

Speaker or Narrator,
◀
and Point of View 01
01
02
03
04 02 Form and Meter – Free
verse
05
06
▶
Figure of speech 03
◀
Simile
01
02 "Neither be cynical about love;
03
04 for in the face of all aridity and
05
06
disenchantment
▶ it is as perennial as the grass."
◀ Metaphor
01
02
03 "You are a child of the
04
05
universe.."
06
▶
◀
Hyperbole
01
02 "for the world is full of
03
04 trickery"
05
06
▶ ".. everywhere life is full of
heroism."
◀ Personification
01
02
03 "Many fears are born of
04
05
fatigue and loneliness."
06
▶
 “DESIDERATA” AND OTHER LITERARY ELEMENTS

◀ Alliteration 04
01
02
03 “Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden
04 misfortune.
05
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
06
▶ Many, many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.”
 “DESIDERATA” AND OTHER LITERARY ELEMENTS

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Tone - uplifting and
01
05 inspirational and a didactic.
02
03
04
05
Theme - Positive
06
outlook towards life
06
▶
 Desiderata is a wonderfully uplifting poem. It
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is short and simple but magnificently
01
02
powerful. The poem can be a wonderful
03
companion that guides you through times of
04 hardship and self-doubt. It can aid you in
05 becoming more accepting of the difficult
06 challenge – or person – you’re confronted
▶ with. In doing so, Desiderata can greatly help
you to find ways of patiently overcoming
these difficulties.
 Paragraph 1

◀ Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and

01 remember what peace there may be in
02 silence.
03 As far as possible, without surrender, be on
04 good terms with all persons.
05 Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen
06 to others,
▶ even to the dull and ignorant; they too have
their story.
You should listen to
the silence. It has so
much meaningful to
say.