SCHOOLYEAR: 2021- 2022

SUBJECT: ENGLISH 9
I. INTRODUCTION
This
II. unit focuses on the literature of England from the 18 th century to the present. In the 18 th century, prose was the
STANDARDS
principal medium for literary expression. In the first half of the century, poetry became an expression of the intellect rather than
means
CONTENT for expressing
STANDARD the emotions. But in the middle of the century, the expression if individual emotion began to develop until
th
it culminated in the Romantic movementof
The learner demonstrates understanding ofhow
the 19 century.
Anglo-American literature and other text types serve as means of valuing other
people; also how to use processing information strategies,ofdifferent
Today, the English novel remains an instrument expression of the
forms of most diverse
adverbs temperaments
and conditionals forwhile poetry
him/her reveals
to play an
two main tendencies. One is a search
active part in a Chamber Theatre presentation. for beauty and the other an attempt to soothe the pressures brought about by new
discoveries and
LEARNING inventions.
COMPETENCIES
Your skills
Analyze in reading
literature as aliterature
means ofof valuing
this period willpeople
other be further
and developed as you
their various discuss the in
circumstances different
life literary trends. Your
vocabularyUsewill be enriched
literary devicesfurther as you hone
and techniques to your
craftlistening, speaking
short prose forms and writing skills. With your improved communication
skills, you canadverbs
Use be betterin understood
narration as you relate with other people.

III. TRANSFER
At the end of this module, students will be able to write an essay/paragraph with the use of figures of speech and adverbs
about the importance of the language love to the community.

IV. LESSON PROPER and ACTIVITIES

LESSON 6: ON HIS BLINDNESS

Activity 1: Read the poem below and answer the following questions.

ON HIS BLINDNESS (SONNET 19)SECOND QUARTER: MODULE 3

BY JOHN MILTON “THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE”

When I consider how my light is spent

Ere half my days in this dark world and wide,
And that one talent which is death to hide
Lodg’d with me useless, though my soul more bent
To serve therewith my Maker, and present
My true account, lest he returning chide;
“Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?”
I fondly ask. But Patience to prevent
That murmur, soon replies: “God doth not need
Either man’s work or his own gifts; who best
Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state
Is kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed
And post o’er land and ocean without rest:
They also serve who only stand and wait.”

1. Whose blindness does the poem “On His Blindness” refers?

2. What does the poet mean by light?
3. What is the parable that has been referred to here?
4. How does Milton compare himself with the word “talent”?
5. What would Milton suffer if he could not use his talents?
6. Why does Milton lament “On His Blindness”?
7. Who is the Maker? How does Milton wish to serve the Maker?
8. How can one serve God best?
9. Create a MIND MAP in connection to the given main idea of the poem.

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE POEM

JOHN MILTON
John Milton was an English poet and intellectual who served as a civil servant for the
Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a
time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost.

POEM SUMMARY
The poem is about the poet himself. He became blind at an early age, which he calls as half of his life.
Due to blindness, the whole world is dark and gloomy. The gift of being a creative writer and poet, which

Teacher: Abigail F. Gumabay / 09752436791 | Page 1

has been accorded to him by the God is now useless for him. Though the gift or skill given to him by the God would remain
with him till death, but he will not be able to use it.
As God has taken away his eye sight, he has become more submissive and wants to serve God with his poetic power.
He was greatly inclined to write poetry in praise of God and present to him a true account of his writings. He wants to do this so
that God may not snub him after his death.
He mildly wants to ask God that how can be required to do work equal to any normal person in spite of his total
blindness. In the answer to this heart felt feeling of the poet, his conscience comes to his rescue to tell that he must keep
patience as God does not want anything from man. God’s Kingdom is very rich and splendid. Thousands of angels are every
time ready to act on God’s command. They carry out God’s wishes on land and sea without rest. The mortals on Earth cannot
serve God at this speed, so they must wait in silence for his mercy. Milton says that those who are not able to serve God should
simple stand in service of God and wait for their chance to receive mercy of God.
At this time his learning of religious and biblical literature came to his rescue. His faith in God and religion comes forth
in this sonnet. His strong faith in God and belief in the benignity come to help him. The God always shows mercy on everyone.
This philosophy is very near to Indian philosophy of the Veds and the Bhagwat which teach man to do his duty towards
God and Society and have faith in the deeds of God. Everything done by God is essential and is being done for ultimate good of
mankind.
Milton is also conscious about his life after death. Inspite of being blind, he wants to make use of his poetic power so
thus after death when he is presented before God, the God may not reproach him. When his inner self tries to make a complaint
against God, as to how he could be able to do full work when he is blind, he is shown the right path by patience. Patience if
being personified in the poem. Patience tells him that God would not make query about his work, as God has thousands of very
efficient angels, who work to carry out commands of God all the time over land and sea without taking any rest.
Patience advises that a man should accept all the pleasures and pain afflicted by God and inspite of being in pain, one
should not complain and bear them in spirit of calmness. The last line of the sonnet explains the purpose of the poet. One should
have devotion and faith in God and work with all his capacity and wait patiently for mercy of God. There are the true devotees
of God, who do not complain and silently wait for their turn to have mercy of God.
The supremacy of God and complete faith in God is the basic theme of this sonnet. This is one of the noblest poems in
English language. This autobiographical poem raises the complaint of engraved person against God and then gives the
solution also.

LESSON 7: FIGURES OF SPEECH

A figure of speech is a rhetorical device that achieves a special effect by using words in a distinctive way. Though there are
hundreds of figures of speech, here we'll focus on 13 top examples.
You'll probably remember many of these terms from your English classes. Figurative language is often associated with
literature and with poetry in particular. Whether we're conscious of it or not, we use figures of speech every day in our own
writing and conversations.

Some Figures of Speech

Using original figures of speech in our writing is an approach to pass on implications in new, surprising ways. They can enable
our readers to comprehend and remain puzzled by what we need to state.

1. Alliteration: The repetition of an initial consonant sound. Example: Betty Botter bought some butter.
2. Anaphora: The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verses. Example:
Unexpetedly, we were in the wrong event at the wrong time on the wrong day.
3. Apostrophe: Directly stating or calling a nonexistent person or an inanimate object as though it were a living being. It
commonly uses an exclamation point as a punctuation. Example: "Oh, rain! Rain! Where are are you? Rain, we really need you
right now. Our town needs you badly.”
4. Assonance: It is the repetition of the vowel sounds in the structure of sentences or lines. Example: We shall meet on the
beach to reach the “Meach” Concert.
5. Hyperbole: An overstatement; the use of exaggerated terms for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect. Example: I
have a ton of homework to do when I get home. I need to go home now.
6. Irony: It is a statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance or showing the concept. The use of
words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning is the highlight of irony. Example: Thalia received a very high grade in her
quiz resulting that her mother got mad.
7. Metaphor: An implied comparison between two dissimilar things that have something in common. Example: "All the
world's a stage.” of As You Like It
8. Metonymy: A word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated; Linking words that are related to
the word to be replaced. Example: The use of the word vow instead of wedding, the pen stands for "the written word.
9. Onomatopoeia: The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. Example: The
clap of thunder went bang and scared my poor dog.
10. Oxymoron: It is the combination of contradictory or incongruous words such as cruel kindness; Example: “bitter sweet”
11. Personification: The utilization of inanimate objects or abstraction to associate with human qualities or abilities. Example:
The leaves of the Fire tree are dancing with the wind during dry season in our country.
12. Simile: The comparison between two fundamentally dissimilar things that have certain qualities in common using like or as.
Example: Michael was white as a sheet after he walked out of the horror movie.
13. Synecdoche: A figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole. Example: Mark is asking for the hand of our
daughter.

LESSON 8: ADVERBS
WHAT IS AN ADVERB?
An adverb is an article of speech that modifies other adverbs, verbs, adjectives, clauses, or sentences. When an adverb
is used in a sentence, it will answer one of the following questions:
Teacher: Abigail F. Gumabay / 09752436791 | Page 2
  How?  Why?  How much?
 When?  In what way?  In what condition?
 Where?  How often?  To what degree?

Although you can recognize some adverbs by their "ly" endings, there are many, many adverbs that do not require an "ly"
ending. For example, consider the following sentence: I went to the store today. In this sentence, the word "today" is an
adverb.

ADVERB CATEGORIES
It's helpful to consider categories of adverbs to get a better understanding of them.
For example:
1. Adverbs of time- answer the question of when, and include such adverbs as early, never, and tomorrow to name a few.
2. Adverbs of location- answer the question of where, and include such adverbs as upstairs, outside, up, and above to
name a few.
3. Adverbs of manner- answer the question of how, and include such adverbs as happily, angrily, quickly, and fast for
example.
4. Adverbs of frequency- answer the question of how often, and include such adverbs as rarely, always, sometimes, and
occasionally.
5. Adverbs of degree- answer the question of how much, and include such adverbs as completely, almost, little, very, and
too for example.
TYPE ADVERBS EXAMPLE IN SENTENCE
now, yesterday, soon, later, yet,
She’d already gone when we got there.
Adverbs of Time tomorrow, already, tonight, today, then,
I’m going to hang out with my friends tomorrow.
last month/year
Off, above, abroad, far, on, away, back,
His children go everywhere with him.
Adverbs of Location here, out, outside, behind, in, down,
Let’s open the box and see what’s inside it.
downstairs
Cheerfully, efficiently, painfully,
The children were playing happily with their toys.
Adverbs of Manner carefully, slowly, badly, easily, well,
The police dealt with the incident very efficiently.
quickly
Always, sometimes, often, usually,
She normally eats three meals a day.
Adverbs of Frequency frequently, rarely, hardly ever, never,
I usually buy all my vegetables at the market.
generally
Quite, too, entirely, very, extremely,
I’m not absolutely certain I posted it.
Adverbs of Degree rather, almost, absolutely, just, barely,
He is quite agreeable to accepting the plan.
deeply

Activity 2: SPOT-it-fy

Directions: Below are the lists of songs that you need to listen. Spot a line/s that is considered as figures of speech with
adverbs then identify what kind of figures of speech was used.
Title of a Song Lyrics/ Line Adverb in the lyrics/line Figures of Speech used
Example: I have died everyday
Thousand Years by waiting for you. I love you everyday – adverbs of time Hyperbole
Christina Perry for a thousand more.
2002 by Anne- Marie
Peaches by Justine Bieber
Comethru by Jeremy Zucker
Shape of you by Ed Sheeran
Crazier by Taylor Swift

V. NEW IDEAS

After going through this module, what Anthonian attitude did you develop? As an Anthonian, I develop _____________.

VI. EVALUATION: ESSAY WRITING

Directions: Write an essay/paragraph that speaks of the language of love to the community or simply answer the question,
“What is the importance of love in the community amid diversity?” Use figures of speech and adverbs in your essay and
underline it.

Teacher: Abigail F. Gumabay / 09752436791 | Page 3