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SHS CREATIVE WRITING MODULE

Quarter 1 – Module 3.2: Clinging to Classy Conventions
Define Conventional Poetry and its Types

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Introductory Message

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module.

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 Good day! Welcome to Poetria Wonderland, the world of itsy-bitsy-tiny-
winy magical words with rhyme, rhythm and meter. You already have the first
ingredient to make your primera antidote. You still have to gather three
ingredients for you and Diego to get back into your original sizes. So, buckle
up and let’s go!
Today you are going to the Conventum Colony of Redant to get the
second ingredient. Along your journey, you are expected to define
conventional poetry and its types.
Are you excited to go to the Conventum Colony of Redant? Great!

The Conventum Colony is about ten (10) meters beneath the ground.
You need to put some amount of nectrum over your bodies for the Redant’s
servants to track your location. In this way, they will be able to find you and in
return you will know the parade track of Redant’s servants thus, locating the
right Conventum Colony over the hundreds of colonies around. However,
getting inside the Redant’s Conventum is not that easy. You need to pass
through the Mountain Wrappers where boulders of milk chocolate bars and
grains can be found.
In order to get through, you and Diego should help the servants carry
those bars and put them into its proper place. Are you ready? Great!
Directions: Arrange the jumbled letters in column A then match it to its
definition in column B. Write your answers in your notebook.
COLUMN A COLUMN B

EFRE SREVE the pattern of stressed and unstressed beats

EVNNIOALCNOT a traditional Japanese poem with 17 syllables

ANGTAA the unit of rhythm in poetry; also called a foot

KRICLEMI a 14-line lyric poem written in iambic pentameter

ENSTON a literary device with no restrictions

UHKAI a type of Filipino poem that is mono-rhyming

EMTRE a Filipino tercet of heptasyllabic line.

TYRHHM a humorous poem consisting of five lines

MREHY This term is synonymous with traditional.

ODAIN The repetition of the similar sounds.

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 Good job! If you scored seven (7) and above, you may advance to
the next learning challenge to warm you up. However, if you got only six (6)
and below, you have to try again and watch out for the boulders of
wrappers!

Congratulations! You have passed through the Mountain Wrappers! But

wait, you are about to enter the Hole of Anther. Here, you will encounter a
traditional ant who is not fond of innovations and new practices. Make sure
that you will capture her interest by reciting a traditional poem.
I heard that Anther loves to hear old poems. Can you recall some?
Great!

Directions: Recall the poem entitled: “All Things Bright and Beautiful.” Then, fill
in the missing words to complete the poem by choosing your answer from the
box. Write your answers in your notebook.

ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL

All things bright and beautiful, The cold wind in the winter,
All creatures great and small, The ____(5)___ summer sun,
All things wise and ___(1)_____, The ripe fruits in the garden,−
The Lord God made them all. He made them every one:

Each little flower that opens, The tall trees in the greenwood,
Each little bird that sings,
The meadows where we play,
He made their ___(2)___ colours,
The __(6)____ by the water,
He made their tiny wings.
We gather every day;−
The rich man in his castle,
The poor man at his gate, He gave us eyes to see them,
God made them high and lowly, And lips that we might tell,
And ordered their ___(3)__. How great is ___(7)________,
Who has made all things well.
The purple headed __(4)___,
The river running by,
The sunset and the morning,
That brightens up the sky;−

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 God Almighty wonderful glowing estate
mountain pleasant rushes

You indeed have a superb poetric retention! Good job!

If you got five (5) to seven (7) correct answers, you will definitely pass
through the Anther’s hole. However, if you only got four (4) and below
correct answers, you might want to try again to get a passing score.

Poetry has been around for centuries, beginning with bards and
messengers who used poetry to pass along news, songs and stories as they
travel from town to town. Today, we often find poetry in songs, greeting
cards, posters, gift books and a variety of other places. Looking into the form
of poetry embedded into these things, we can observe that there are
commonalities amongst them. Can you tell me what are common to them?
Great! They all have rhyme, rhythm and meter. The works!

CONVENTIONAL POETRY
Basically, a conventional or traditional poem has rhyme, rhythm and
meter. Unlike free verse poetry or the modern poetry, the traditional or
conventional form of poetry follows strict and fixed rules. Some of these rules
include:

It has a limited number of lines.

It has a specified meter and rhyme scheme.

It has a definite structure.

Before we proceed to the types of conventional poetry, let us first

review the three important elements of conventional poetry – the rhyme,
rhythm, and meter.

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 • RHYME is the repetition of the same stressed vowel sound and any
succeeding sounds in two or more words.

If your answer is AA-BB-CC-DD-EE-FF-GG, you

Can you still are correct! It shows that you really know how
recall the to identify the rhyme scheme of a poem. It
rhyme scheme seems that you have really understood the
of the poem lesson in the previous module.
“Poem 10?” High five buddy!
Let us move on to the next element.

• RHYTHM is the pattern of stressed and unstressed beats. The rhythm of a

poem can be analyzed through the number of lines in a verse, the
number of syllables in the lines and the arrangement of syllables based
on whether they are long or short, accented or unaccented.
Close your eyes and put your hand on your chest. Can you hear that
sound? That is what we call – beat.
Rhythm is also closely associated with meter, which identifies
units of stressed and unstressed syllables. When an author combines
metrical units into a pattern, he or she creates rhythm.

• METER
Meter is determined by accented (stressed) and Unaccented
(unstressed) syllables. Silence (or pauses) also contributes to a poem’s meter.
Scansion is the practice of marking up a poem. Below is an example of
scansion. The character that looks like the bottom half of a circle is called
breve. The breve indicates the unstressed syllables while the slash indicate
the stressed syllables.

An excerpt from Edgar

Allan Poe’s Annabelle
Lee.

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English poetry employs five basic meters. You may use the guide below to
help you in identifying the meter of a poem.

1. Iambic meter (unstressed/stressed)

2. Trochaic meter (stressed/unstressed)
3. Spondaic meter, (stressed/stressed)
4. Anapestic meter (unstressed/unstressed/ stressed)
5. Dactylic meter (stressed/unstressed/unstressed)

We are now done reviewing the three basic elements of a

conventional poetry. This time, let us try to identify some types of
conventional poetry.

TYPES OF CONVENTIONAL POETRY

1. HAIKU is a type of poetry which originated from Japan. Traditionally, it is an
unrhymed poem consisting of three lines and seventeen (17) syllables. These
poems are normally about nature.

The first line has five syllables

The second line has seven syllables
The third line has five syllables

Example:

The autumn wind blows (5 syllables)

Calling the leaves on the ground (7 syllables)
To join him in dance (5 syllables)

2. LIMERICK is a humorous poem with five lines that always have rhyme and
meter patterns: Lines 1, 2 and 5 shares the same rhyme and lines 3 and 4
rhyme with each other.

Example:

What is a limerick Mother? A

It is a form of verse, said Brother. A
In which lines one and two B
Rhyme with five when its through, B
And three and four rhyme with each other. A

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3. CINQUIAN is a form of poetry that is very popular because of its simplicity. It
consists of five lines with twenty-two (22) syllables, which comes in two, four,
six, eight, and two syllables.

Line 1: 2 syllables (NOUN)

Line 2: 4 syllables (TWO ADJECTIVES)
Line 3: 6 syllables (THREE –ING WORDS)
Line 4: 8 syllables (A PHRASE)
Line 5: 2 syllables (ANOTHER WORD FOR THE NOUN)

Example:
PENGUIN
Flightless, Gentle
Swimming, Flipping, Freezing
Wandering in the cold Arctic
Soft Bird

4. SONNET is a poem consisting of fourteen lines written in iambic

pentameter whose subject lies mostly about love and nature. It
introduces a problem or a question in the beginning, and a resolution is
offered after the “volta” which is the turning point of the sonnet.
The three known forms of sonnet include:
• Italian/Petrarchan Sonnets
• Spenserian Sonnets
• English/Shakespearean Sonnets

ITALIAN SONNET is broken into two parts: the octave (8 lines) and sestet
(6 lines). The octave has a rhyming pattern ABBAABBA, while the sestet
has CDECDE.

ENGLISH SONNET contains three quatrains (4 lines poem) and a couplet

(2 line poem). It has a rhyme scheme pattern of ABABCDCDEFEFGG.

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Example of Shakespearean Sonnet:

On top of these foreign types of conventional poetries, the PHILIPPINES

also has its DIONA and TANAGA. Have you heard of these types of poetry
before?
If you are not yet familiar with these two amazingly - traditional poetries
in our country, turn to the next page of this module to know its definition and
see some of its examples. Are you excited to know more on these types of
poetry? Let’s go buddies!

5. TANAGA is a Philippine version of Haiku. It is short but it has measure and

rhyme. It is a traditional mono-rhyming quatrain that consists of seven syllables
with the same rhyme at the end of each line.

Tanaga poems can both be written in Filipino and English language

depending on the preferred medium of the writer.

Examples Written by Idelfonso Santos

MAHAL
Mahal na ang delata
Mahal pa’ng abri-lata
Minamahal kong sinta
Nagmahal ka na rin ba?

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PALAY
Palay siyang matino
Nang humangi’y yumuko
Ngunit muling tumayo
Nagkabunga ng ginto

6. DIONA is a pre-Hispanic rhyming poem, which consists of three lines with

seven syllables in each line expressing a complete thought.

Examples:
Ang payong ko’y si Inay
Kapote ko si Itay
Sa maulan kong buhay
-Raymond Pambit

Lolo, huwag malulungkot

Ngayong uugod-ugod
Ako po’y inyong tungkod
-Gregorio Rodillo

Are you now ready to face the challenges of Redant’s army? It seems
like you have gathered enough learnings from Anther’s compilation of
conventional poems. That’s great!
Ooopsie, it’s the Chief of Redant’s army…

The Chief of Redant’s army of the Conventum Colony sent you some
challenges that you need to surpass. Make sure to get a passing score to
earn his trust and to enter Redant’s colony.

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PRACTICE TASK 1: FILLING ME UP
Directions: Recall what you have previously learned in this lesson particularly
the elements of the conventional types of poetry. Then, supply the missing
information to complete the table. Do this in your notebook.

TYPES OF DESCRIPTION NUMBER RYHME NUMBER OF

CONVENTIONAL OF LINES SCHEME SYLLABLES
POETRY
(1) Unrhymed (2) N/A (3)
poem from
Japan
LIMERICK (4) five (5) N/A

CINQUAIN Simple (6) N/A (7)

(8) Its subject is (9) (10) N/A

(ENGLISH) mostly about
love & nature
TANAGA Mono- (11) (12) (13)
Rhyming
quatrain
DIONA (14) three AAA (15)

Nice one! Keep going to earn a passing score.

PRACTICE TASK 2: RHYMING RHYMES

Directions: Rhyming Rhymes is an exercise made for novice poets. To
complete the activity, you need to think of three words that will rhyme with
the given word on the left side of the sheet. Do this in your notebook.
GIVEN WORD RHYME 1 RHYME 2 RHYME 3
1. flood
2. die
3. bear
4. mother
5. memory
6. here
7. breeze
8. flee
9. snow
10. born

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 Both of you are awesome! You both made it until the end!
If you got a total score of forty(40) and above in these tasks, you will
earn the trust of Redant to enter his colony. But, you got a score of thirty (30)
and below, then both of you have to answer again.

POETRY RHYME
Redant wants you to sing him a nursery rhyme. Can you still remember
your favorite nursery rhyme when you were in grade school? Start recalling
some of its tune/melody because you will be needing it to make Redant a
happy red ant.

Directions: Think of the melody/tune of your most favorite nursery rhyme.

Compose your own lyrics by writing it down on your notebook using words
that will make you happy. After writing your original lyrics, try singing it using
the melody or tune of your selected nursery rhyme.

Do not worry on the rules of conventional poetry because this time, you
can write even without observing its rules. However, do not forget to put
some rhymes to make it more catchy. Loosen up, buddy and enjoy singing
your poetry rhyme with a happy red ant.

Rubric:
Originality/ Creativity 5 points
Presence of Rhyming Words 5 points
Timing to the chosen melody 5 points
Organization 5 points
TOTAL 20 points

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 It seems like Redant is looking for something. Aha! Why not give him an
original composition in exchange of the ingredient that you need? Are you
ready for your final task?
Directions: Choose only ONE of the discussed types of conventional poetry.
Write your original conventional poetry by following the rules of your chosen
type. You may use some of your answers in the “Filling it Out” and “Rhyming
Rhymes” activities as your guide in making your poem. Use a long sized bond
paper since this output will be compiled in your portfolio.
Before you write your poem, please take a minute of your time to read
the rubrics in rating your output. This will serve as the basis in assessing your
conventional poem.
RUBRICS IN WRITING CONVENTIONAL POETRY
Excellent Average Poor
(5 points) (3 points) (1 point)
The poem goes The poem The words in the
perfectly somewhat goes poem does not
together. There is together but go together. The
Cohesiveness unity between there are words poem lines and
lines and stanzas which are not stanzas are not
which connects appropriate to related to the
to the topic. the topic. topic.
The poem uses 3
The poem uses 1
or more poetic
or 2 poetic
element to The poem did
Use of Poetic elements but
enhance the not use any
Element they sometimes
poem and the poetic elements.
distract the
reader’s
readers.
emotion.
Observance to All rules were
There were 2 to 3
the Rules of properly Rules in writing
rules that were
Selected Type of observed in the poem were
not met in writing
Conventional writing the not observed.
the poem.
Poetry poem.
The poem uses 3 The poem uses 1 The poem did
or more literary or 2 literary not use any
devices in devices in literary devices in
Creativity
describing the describing the describing the
subject of the subject of the subject of the
poem. poem. poem.

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Are you now done reading the rubrics? If yes, you may now write your poem.

To remember our lesson better, let us synthesize.

Conventional poetry also known as traditional poetry has

rhyme, rhythm and meter. It follows strict and fixed rules.
The types of conventional poetry are: haiku, limerick,
cinquian, sonnet, tanaga and diona.

Congratulations buddies! You now have in

your hand the terminix from the Conventum
Colony of Redant. This ingredient can be used to
terminate unnecessary dosage of food intakes.
This will serve as your regulator once you
completed all the ingredients that you need to
go back into your original sizes. Way to go
buddies!

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I. VOCABULARY BUILDER

1. Free verse - A literary device with no restrictions.

2. Conventional - This term is synonymous with traditional.
3. Tanaga – A type of Filipino poem that is mono-rhyming.
4. Limerick – A humorous poem consisting of five lines.
5. Sonnet – A 14-ling lyric poem written in iambic pentameter.
6. Haiku – A traditional Japanese poem with 17 syllables.
7. Meter – the unit of rhythm in poetry; also called a foot.
8. Rhythm – The pattern of stressed and unstressed beats.
9. Rhyme – The repetition of similar words.
10. Diona - A Filipino tercet of heptasyllabic line.

II. WARMING UP
1. wonderful
2. glowing
3. estate
4. mountain
5. pleasant
6. rushes
7. God Almighty

III. PRACTICE TASK 1: FILLING ME UP

1. Haiku
2. Three (3)
3. Seventeen (17)
4. Funny
5. AABBA
6. Five (5)
7. Twenty-two (22)
8. Shakespearean/English
9. Fourteen (14)
10. ABABCDCDEFEFGG
11. Four (4)
12. AAAA
13. Seven (7)
14. Pre-hispanic rhyming poem
15. Seven (7)

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IV. PRACTICE TASK 2: RHYMING RHYMES
GIVEN WORD RHYME 1 RHYME 2 RHYME 3
1. Flood Blood Bud Thud
2. Die Lie By Fly
3. Bear Ear Lear Clear
4. Mother Brother Rather Another
5. Memory Century Sensory Energy
6. Here Tear Shakespeare Disappear
7. Breeze Trees Cheese Please
8. Flee Glee Tea Bee
9. Snow Glow Blow Know
10. Born Horn Torn Scorn
*Answer may vary as long as the words rhymes.

V. COOLING DOWN: POETRY RHYME

The answer of the student may vary depending on his/her choice of
conventional poetry

VI. COOLING DOWN: LEARNING CHALLENGE

The answer of the student may vary depending on his/her choice of
conventional poetry

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