Creative Non-Fiction

Writing Draft of Short Piece Poetry

Quarter 1, Module 6
 WRITING DRAFT OF SHORT PIECE POETRY

This module entitled Writing Draft of Short Piece Poetry is

designed to be used by Senior High School students who want
to develop their literary skill .It intends to teach students how to
write draft of short piece poetry.

In doing this module, the following

are some reminders:

1. Take the pretest before

answering the module.
2. Read the instructions carefully
before doing each task.
3. Answer all the exercises.
4. Take the posttest.
5. Use a separate sheet in
answering all the activities.

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I. DIRECTIONS: Indicate whether the statement is True or False.
____ 1. Poetry is a genre that relies on the emotional and relational
development of realistic characters.

____ 2. Rhymes are type of poems which have similar sounds at the
end of two or more words.

____ 3. Poetry can be difficult to understand and require a lot of effort

on the part of the reader.

____ 4. Poetry’s purpose is to enable us to see the world with fresh

eyes again, like those of a child.

____ 5. Though some modern forms of poetry eschew traditional

poetic conventions such as rhyme schemes and meter the stanza still
plays an important role in the overall look of printed poetry.

____ 6. Stanzas of 4 lines are called a couplet

____ 7. Lyric poetry is concerned with storytelling.

____ 8. Descriptive poetry usually employs lots of rich imagery to

describe the world around the poet.

____ 9. Sonnets are predominantly concerned with matters of the

heart.

____ 10. The Elegy is a disciplined form of poetry that has its origins
in 17th century Japanese poetry.

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 READING SKILL

When you paraphrase, you restate a text in your own

words.Before you paraphrase a line or a passage,reread to clarify
the writer’s meaning.First,identify the most basic information in each
sentence.Then,begin putting the whole sentence into your own
words.
1. Restate details more simply.
2. Use synonyms for the writer’s words.
3. Look up unfamiliar words, Replace unusual words and sentence
structures with language that is more like everyday speech.

Literary Analysis
Two major forms of poetry are lyric poetry and narrative poetry
 A lyric poem expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single
speaker - the person saying the poem - to create a single, unified
impression.
 A narrative poem tells a story in verse and has all the elements of
a short story– characters, setting, conflict, and a plot.
As you read,notice the elements of lyric and narrative poetry.
The poems in this group communicate a range of emotions and
events: bitterness, betrayal, fear, courage, love, and loss.
Make a list of reasons why people might want to read about
people’s feelings and experiences.

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Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Blow, blow,thou winter wind.
Thou art not so unkind
As man’s ingratitude.
Thy tooth is not so keen,
5 Because thou are not seen,
Although thy breath be rude.
Heigh-ho! Sing, heigh-ho! Unto the green holly.
Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly.
Then, heigh - ho, the holly!
10 This life is most jolly.
Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky,
That dost not bite so nigh,as benefits forgot.
Though thou the waters warp,
15 Thy sting is not so sharp
As friend remembered not.
Heig-ho! Sing,heigh-ho! Unto the green holly.
Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly.
Then, heigh-ho, the holly!
20 This life is most jolly.

Vocabulary Builder
Ingratitude– lack of thankfulness
Feigning ….folly Most friendship is fake, most loving is foolish.
Warp - freeze
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SUBTYPES OF POETRY
 Sonnet - iA sonnet is a one stanza 14 lines
Ex.Morning Coffee, Before Work (Philippine Sonnet)
*Haiku—A traditional Japanese haiku is a three line poem with
seventeen syllables,written in a 5/7/5 syllable count
Ex.The Pink Summer Sphere
 Elegy– it is a form of literature that can be defined as a
poem or a song in the form of elegiac couplets ,written in
honor of someone deceased. Ex.Elegy Written in a Country
Churchyard
 Ballad - A ballad is a form of verse , often a narrative set to
music. Ex. The Ballad Of The Rose Trilogy
 Ode - A formal often a ceremonious lyric poem that
addresses and often celebrates a person, place, thing or
idea. Its stanza forms vary.
Ex.Ode To My Pearl Of The Orient Seas ( Philippines) poem by
Jett Franco
*Epic - A long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the
deeds of legendary or historical hero.
Ex. The Life of Lam- Ang ( An Ilokano Epic )
*The Stanza
A stanza is a group of lines that form the basic metrical unit in
a poem.Stanzas of :
2 lines are called a couplet 5 lines are called a
3 lines are called a tercet
4 lines are called a quatrain cinquain

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Poetry is a form of literary art in
which language is used for its aes-
thetic and evocative qualities in
addition to, or in lieu of, its ostensi-
ble meaning.

Poetry may be written independent-

ly, as discrete poems, or may occur
in conjunction with other arts, as in
poetic drama, hymns or lyrics.

Poetry often uses particular forms

and conventions to expand the lit-
eral meaning of the words, or to
evoke emotional or sensual re-
sponses.

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Reading Skill
1. Which words in lines 1-3 from “ Blow, Blow, Blow, Thou Winter
Wind” tell who or what the sentence is about?
2. Paraphrase the lines, using everyday speech.
3. Explain line 8: Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere
folly.

Writing Skill
Write a short lyric or narrative poem about a person whom you
admire. Your subject can be a historical figure or someone you
know.
 If you are writing a lyric poem, brainstorm for details about the
person’s qualities.
 If you are writing a narrative poem, list the events, characters,
and details of setting you will include in the poem.
Use your notes to draft the lines of your poem. To revise, look for
places where you can replace words with synonyms that have a
more musical quality.
Rubrics:
 Words are written by lines and stanzas.10
 Words are arranged chronologically. 10
 Ending words in each line must have rhyme and rhythm. 10
 Brief and specific words are used. 10
 Speaker/Poet must possess sensitivity and sincerity. 10
Total points = 50

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Identify the different Types of Poetry. Write your answer on
the space provided.
__________1. It is an elaborately structured poem praising or
glorifying an event or individual

__________2. It encompasses a highly emotional story that's

written in verse and meant to be recited

__________3. It is a type of short form poetry originally from

Japan

__________4. It is a type of literature based on the interplay of

words and rhythm

__________5. A symbol can stand for many things at one time and
leads the reader out of a systematic and structured method of
looking at things

__________6. It is the pattern of sounds that repeats at the end of

a line or stanza

__________7. It can be described as the beat and pace of

a poem.

__________8. It is a sad poem, usually written to praise and

express sorrow for someone who is dead.

__________9. The central idea of a poem

__________10. This device is used by the poet for the readers to

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PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE BY PEARSON PEN-
GUIN EDITION

PREPARED BY:

Clarita A. Aban
Teacher II
Dagupan City National High School-SHS