SHS

Specialized
Subject

Creative Writing

Quarter 1
Module 3: Poetry Writing
 SHS
Specialized
Subject

Creative Writing

Quarter 1
Module 3: Poetry Writing
About the Module

This module has only one lesson entitled: Poetry Writing. In this regard, the
students are going to apply what they have learned in Module 2 in which they
will be crafting poems applying various elements and literary devices.
Furthermore, exploring innovative techniques will also be put into consideration
manifesting it in the actual poems made. With these in mind, learning will then
be further intensified as it will be put into immediate practice. It will not just
hone the students’ skills, but also redirect their attention in loving literature,
and that realize that there is so much they can do in writing.

Day 1

Pretest
Directions: Read the questions carefully and write the letter of the correct
answer on your answer sheet.

1. It is defined by the Poetry Foundation as “the rhythmical pattern of

stressed and unstressed syllables in verse.”
A. Foot C. Rhyme Scheme
B. Meter D. Stanza

2. It is a type of foot which is a succession of accented and unaccented

syllables, or an unaccented syllable following an accented syllable.
A. Trochaic Foot C. Dactylic Foot
B. Anapestic Foot D. Iambic Foot
3. This shows musicality in a verse which offers a melodic pattern.
A. Foot C. Meter
B. Structure D. Rhyme

4. It is a verse line showing four metrical feet.

A. Hexameter C. Tetrameter
B. Heptameter D. Dimeter

5. This consists of a line showing double metrical feet.

A. Dimeter C. Hexameter
B. Monometer D. Pentameter
6. This is a poem of medium or long length, focused on a significant
subject. Its language has an elevated style and has an intricate pattern
 of stanza.
A. Ode C. Ballad
B. Sonnet D. Elegy

7. It is a type of poetry that narrates a story.

A. Narrative C. Descriptive
B. Lyric D. Both A and B

8. It is a type of poetry that makes use of intricate descriptions which are

illustrated through descriptive words, imagery, and symbolism.
A. Narrative C. Descriptive
B. Lyric D. None of them

9. It is a lengthy poem which centers on a historical or legendary hero’s

victorious feat.
A. Ballad C. Ode
B. Epic D. Sonnet

10. It is a verse line having a single metrical foot.

A. Monometer C. Trimeter
B. Dimeter D. Tetrameter

11. It is a verse line that is also known as “Alexandrine.”

A. Heptameter C. Hexameter
B. Pentameter D. Tetrameter

12. It is a primary type of poetry that shows qualities that Haiku

possesses.
A. Narrative Poetry C. Descriptive Poetry
B. Lyric Poetry D. None of them

13. It is a metrical unit comprising three syllables with two unaccented or

unstressed syllables followed by an accented or stressed syllable.
A. Anapestic Foot C. Pyrrhic Foot
B. Dactylic Foot D. Spondaic Foot

14. It is a kind of poem that expresses the strong emotions and thoughts
of the persona in the poem.
A. Narrative Poetry C. Descriptive Poetry
B. Lyric Poetry D. Performance Poetry
15. It is a type of narrative poetry that narrates a story.
A. Elegy C. Ode
B. Sonnet D. Ballad
 Writing Poetry

What I Need to Know

After completing this module, you are expected to:

➢ identify the various elements, and literary devices employed in poetry;

➢ demonstrate knowledge in analyzing and interpreting a poem; and
➢ write a short poem applying the elements and devices employed in poetry.

What’s In

Directions: Below is an example of an acrostic poem. Write your own acrostic

poem using your name on your answer sheet. For each letter, write
words that will clearly show your personality, your character, or
your emotion on your answer sheet.

C- aught in desolation, I was a hopeless being

A- nd I was trapped in the dark, until you came
T- o save me from damnation and to lead me to
H- eaven here on earth where
Y- ou and I will be together forever.

While writing lines for each letter, did you have any difficulty thinking of the
words that are relevant to your personality? Were you able to find the
appropriate words to express your true feelings and thoughts? What were the
things you considered while writing your acrostic poem?

Day 2
What’s New

A Review of the Elements of Poetry

The first thing you need to have when you decide to write a poem is something to
write about. You need not concern yourself with coming up with a profound material
or topic. Anything can be the subject of the poem you want to write.
One of the reasons why everyday things are such good topics for a poem is because it
is very easy to write a good poem about something the writer knows well or has
experienced firsthand. What makes a poem interesting and profound are the hidden
details or qualities you discover in your subject-details that not everyone may notice
or that remind you something else.

Before you compose your own poem, you must first recall the various elements of
poetry. Familiarity with the elements –especially the major ones—will guide you in
creating well-written verses by choosing the right words, symbols, and imagery.

Poetry is a literary form which expresses an individual’s emotions and ideas. Those
strong feelings and thoughts are often presented figuratively in order to deliver the
true meaning or essence of human emotions. Through poetry, the poet may reveal
his or her views about other people, the environment, society, the country, and even
the world.

Knowledge of the elements of poetry is essential in composing poems. Poetry requires

reflection and careful selection of words to be able to illustrate the poet’s idea. These
are to be considered in writing poems: Stanza, Form, Rhyme, Rhythm, and Meter.

Establishing Structure, Meter, and Rhyme Schemes

Some writers see poetry writing as more complicated than prose writing. In addition
to the challenges found in any form of literature, poetry also includes certain
elements and requirements that set it apart and make a unique challenge for
budding poets. Some of these are the structure, the rhyme scheme, and the meter.

Structure of the Poem

A. The Poetic Line

In establishing the structure of a poem, a poet must think of the length of
lines and how each line ends. The first and third lines may have the same
length, while the second and the fourth lines may be the same. To
illustrate this, study the beginning of a poem composed by Robert Herrick:

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,

Old Time is still a-flying:
And this same flower that smiles to-day
To-morrow will be dying.

This example clearly gives us an idea that line length and break produce a
unique structure which the reader may find appealing. Creating lines in
poetry is utterly different from the lines you write in stories or essays,
since each line must be carefully structured. Each line break allows the
reader to pause. The length of the lines, whether condensed or lengthy,
also makes the reading speed faster or slower.

B. Line Types
Poets decide on the form of the poem as well as length of the lines. If a poet
composes a verse like an ode or a sonnet, his or her writing is controlled
by the standard set of rules dictated by the verse type. As this may be the
 case, you should still figure how your thoughts and words can be
expressed in each line. A reader pauses when there is a period at the end
of the line. A reader continues reading when the lines are written in a
continuing manner.

For lines with sudden stops or unusual breaks, this may suggest another
idea or thought that can be puzzling or thrilling to the readers.

There are lines called end-stopped lines, which end at usual pauses and
are indicated by a comma or a period. The following is an example:

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,

Old Time is still a-flying:

If you choose to compose a free verse and not follow the conventional or
standard form, you may experiment with the line length and even the
layout or how the lines are written. Some modern poets present lines
according to the shape of the subject matter reflected in the poem. Here
are some examples:

C. Stanzas
In order to organize ideas in poetry, lines that go together form a
stanza. The idea is similar to prose writing where closely linked
sentences form a paragraph. Here is an example of a stanza taken from
a poem by Robert Herrick:

That age is best which is the first,

When youth and blood are warmer;
But being spent, the worse, and worst
Times still succeed the former.
Then be not coy, but use your time,
And while ye may, go marry:
For having lost but once your prime,
You may forever tarry.

The first two lines of the poem speak of the good things about being
young. In the next two lines, the speaker reveals the how miserable life
 can be as one gets older. In the last four lines, the persona says that
one must marry while one still has the opportunity and the capacity to
marry.

Meter

Poetry meter is defined by the Poetry Foundation as “the rhythmical pattern of

stressed and unstressed syllable in verse.” Meter adds color to the poem, and has the
rhythm indicated through the accented and unaccented syllables.

It pays to have a clear concept of meter in poetry because it allows the reader to
discover what goes on in the mind of a poet, and how words, phrases, and lines are
grouped together to illustrate the poet’s idea. If you have a full understanding of
what poetry meter is all about, composing a poem will not be as difficult as you
think. Whether you are writing a conventional form or free verse, it is still better to
learn how both forms are written.

Types of Foot:

An elaborate discussion of these six types and provision of examples were done in
Module 2. To reacquaint with what these six types are, here are the following:

1. Trochaic Foot or Trochee

2. Anapestic Foot or Anapest
3. Dactylic Foot or Dactyl
4. Iambic Foot or Iamb
5. Spondaic Foot or Spondee
6. Pyrrhic Foot or Pyrrhus

Number Feet:

After familiarizing yourself with the types of foot, it is also necessary to know once
more the number of feet illustrated in every line of the poem. Here are the following:

Monometer Dimeter Trimeter Tetrameter Pentameter Hexameter Heptameter

Rhyme Schemes

Poets who composed traditional poetry viewed rhyme as an essential element of

verses. Rhymes show musicality in a verse which offers a melodic pattern. Rhymes
are also used to give more substance to the lines of the verse. When words rhyme,
the readers pay close attention and try to make meaning out of the lines.

Rhyme scheme is achieved by placing rhyming words at the end of a line. It gives the
reader a pattern of end lines that rhyme. Below is an excerpt from Shakespeare’s
Sonnet 18:

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?

Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
 And summer’s lease hath all too short a date.

In this particular sonnet, Shakespeare used the A-B-A-B rhyme scheme where first
line A, second line B, third line A, and fourth line is B. Other rhyme schemes
presented in this sonnet are C-D-C-D, E-F-E-F, and G-G.

Choosing a Type of Poem

Narrative Poetry The persona in the poem tells a story, has Subtypes:
a plot which is similar to the plot
development of prose fiction. Ballad, Epic
Lyric Poetry This expresses strong emotions and Subtypes:
thoughts of the persona in the poem.
Ode, Sonnet, Elegy
Descriptive Poetry This describes the environment that the Example:
persona is in, and makes use of intricate Perfect Woman by
descriptions which are illustrated through Henry Wadsworth
descriptive words, imagery, and Longfellow
symbolism.

Other Types of Poetry

Haiku It has three unrhymed lines and the lines have a pattern of 5-7-5
syllables.
Limerick A well-structured narrative poem, comprised of a cinquain (five lines) and
has a rhythmic pattern of A-A-B-B-A. This has an anapestic kind of beat,
and has a humorous tone.

Helpful Techniques in Writing Poems

1. Writing about abstract ideas

The poet must be very specific. If your chosen topic is “overcoming
one’s fear,” which is still broad, you can narrow it down by citing
means or ways in getting rid of fear. It is also ideal to relate it to your
personal experience which will make your composition more
meaningful. The most essential thing that the poet must present in his
or her poem is human experience.

2. Developing Substance and Structure

You need to think of the form you wish to create for your poem by first
listing down all your ideas through clustering and free associations.
Once you have selected all relevant concepts for your poem, the next
element to work on is the shape or form. You must also focus on the
emotions, tone, and mood which will be reflected in the poem. You may
also establish a certain metrical pattern and a rhyme scheme in order
to fully illustrate the substance of the poem.

3. Composing and revising your poem

 Poetry writing also goes through the phases of writing, and these are
the following:
a. Prewriting phase
Try to think of a subject that is important to you. Focus
on the topic and think of related concepts. Choose the
ideas that have great significance to your topic.
b. Writing phase
After generating ideas and selecting the appropriate words
for your poem, you are ready to write the first draft. Do
not mind the errors yet; concentrate on writing to
maintain free flowing of thoughts. Once you are done
writing your draft, check the following points in your
composition’s choice of words, and unity and coherence.
c. Post writing phase
Let other writers go over your work. Be open to their
comments and suggestions. Do not hesitate to work on
various structures or to recreate your work.

What I can do

Directions: Analyze the poem by looking into the elements and fill in the chart
with the needed information. After, write your own interpretation of the given
poem on a short bond paper.

The sky is low, the clouds are mean,

A traveling flake of snow
Across a barn or through a rut
Debates if it will go.

A narrow wind complains all day

How some one treated him;
Nature, like us, is sometimes caught
Without her diadem.

POEM TITLE:
1. Stanza
2. Form
3. Rhyme
4. Rhythm
5. Meter
 My Interpretation

What I have learned

Directions: Complete the thought expressed from the text below using the following
choices. Write your answer on your answer sheet.

lyric techniques literary elements sonnet

Poetry is a (1.) _______________ form which expresses an individual’s emotions and

ideas, like how we tend to come up with a love verse to the one we truly admire. It
has different (2.) _______________ like stanza, form, rhyme, rhythm, meter, and etc.
that we need to consider, in the same manner when we look for our ideal partners,
we have qualities to look into. The strong emotions and thoughts like that of a
person in love are best illustrated in (3.) _________ poetry. And I for once have made a
fourteen-line piece, (4.) ____________, to the one who once was not mine.
Nevertheless, I pursued through my tactics or (5.) ____________ I had in mind, very
same way with how I crafted the fourteen-line to my only divine, and yes it was
perfect!

Day 3

What’s More

I. Word Search
Directions: Find the words from the search box to match each statement
being described below. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
 B P R H A I K U O T
A E H H D A C T Y R
S T A N Z A I C A I
O I T A E M K O N M
N T H I A M E B A E
N P M E P I C T P T
E I S B F H L R E E
T R O D E I E P S R
E C C C G T M Q T Z
R E T E M J N R S N
1. A Japanese poem which has three unrhymed lines and has a pattern of 5-
7-5 syllables.
2. A type of lyric poem that has fourteen lines.
3. A line having three metrical feet.
4. The rhythmical pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse.
5. This refers to the grouping of lines or the succession of lines arranged
together according to substance.

II. Writing a Poem

Directions: Create a poem that best describes your education in the midst of the
pandemic. Remember that you are allowed to use the language of your
choice. And be guided of the following the criteria as basis in grading output.
Write your composition on a short bond paper.

Structure - 25
Substance - 25
Elements - 25
Overall Impact - 25
_____
Total: 100/100

Day 4
Post Test
Directions: Read the statements below, and write the letter of the
correct answer on your answer sheet.
1. It is similar to a paragraph in prose writing, which in poetry pertains to the
grouping of lines or the succession of lines arranged together according to
substance.
A. Stanza C. Rhyme
B. Form D. Rhythm

2. This refers to the tempo or beat created through the stressed and unstressed
syllables presented in the lines.
A. Stanza C. Rhyme
B. Form D. Rhythm

3. This pertains to the style of the poem or how the poem is structured.
A. Stanza C. Rhyme
B. Form D. Rhythm

4. The following statements below is true about “writing about abstract ideas” as
one of the techniques in writing poetry except.
A. The poet must be very specific in writing about abstract ideas.
B. Broad topics have to be narrowed down.
C. It is ideal to relate to the poet’s personal experience to make it
meaningful.
D. You need to think of the form of the poem you wish to create.

5. “Did you use words or expressions that are irrelevant to your subject?” This
question pertains this specific item in the techniques of writing poetry.
A. Unity and Coherence C. Choice of words
B. Developing Substance and Structure D. None of them

6. The following questions below have something to do with “unity and

coherence” except.
A. Is there any portion of the poem which stands out from the rest of
the parts?
B. Is there any irrelevant line or stanza that you must delete?
C. Is there a stanza that must be rewritten?
D. Did you choose words that do not add meaning to the poem?

7. This is a kind of well-structured narrative poem, comprised of a cinquain and

has a rhythmic pattern of A-A-B-B-A.
A. Haiku C. Elegy
B. Limerick D. Ballad
8. This is a form of lyric poetry which focuses on mourning for the dead.
A. Haiku C. Elegy
B. Limerick D. Ballad
9. This is a poem of fourteen lines, and is often expressed in iambic pentameter
in English.
A. Ode C. Sonnet
B. Elegy D. Epic
10. A lengthy poem which centers on a historical or legendary hero’s
victorious feat.
A. Ode C. Sonnet
B. Elegy D. Epic
11. This is achieved by placing rhyming words at the end of a line.
A. Rhyme Scheme C. Rhyme
B. Meter D. Form
12. This is a type of foot consisting of a short syllable which is followed by
a long syllable, or an unstressed syllable which is followed by a
stressed syllable.

A. Trochee C. Dactyl
B. Anapest D. Iamb
13. It refers to a line in poetry showing seven metrical feet.
A. Hexameter C. Pentameter
B. Heptameter D. Tetrameter
14. The rhyme scheme being pertained by the given stanza.

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,

Old Time is still a-flying:
And this same flower that smiles to-day
To-morrow will be dying.
A. A-A-A-A C. A-B-A-B
B. A-B-A-A D. A-B-C-D
15. Below are statements about establishing the structure of a poem, except
one.

A. A poet must think of the length of lines and how each line ends.
B. Creating lines in poetry is utterly different from the lines you write in
stories or essays, since each line must be carefully structured.
C. The length of the lines, whether condensed or lengthy, also makes the
reading speed faster or slower.
D. Structure is a petty thing in poetry which posits not much emphasis on
aspiring poets.
References
Pictures:

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Texts:
Ancheta, Lira R. Creative Writing. Vibal Group, Inc. 2017, pp.42-71.

Aguila, Augusto Antonio, et.al. Wording the World: The Art of Creative
Writing. C & E Publishing Inc.,2017, pp. 211-304.
Creative Writing- SHS (Specialized Subject)
Quarter 1- Module 3: Poetry Writing

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