QUARTER 1 – MODULE 3.1: REVIVING THE POET IN YOU
Every piece of description that you write needs to produce
DEFINING POETRY AND ITS ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS
Learning Targets
Along your journey, you are expected to define
poetry and to identify its essential elements.
Vocabulary Builder
Direction: Find the words inside the box that corresponds to
the definition in each item.
1. A group of lines that form the basic metrical unit in a
poem.
2. It refers to the quality of the persona’s voice that
expresses
1. the speaker’s feelings or thoughts towards the person
or thing
2. addressed in the poem.
3. It is the feeling displayed by the author toward the
subject of the poem.
4. It is the universal idea or concept that threads through
an entire story.
5. It is the repetition of the same or similar sounds that
occurs in two or more words, usually at the end of
lines in poems.
Warm Up
Directions: Read the statements in each item. Decide whether
you agree or disagree to the given statements. Then, write
AYE if you agree with the statement and NAY if you don’t.
1. The language of poetry is compressed, magical and
musical.
2. Poem is the process of creating literary piece that uses
effective words and language to evoke a writer’s feelings
and thoughts.
3. A poem may or may not have a story but definitely, it has
a structured method of writing and literary elements that
makes it more substantial.
4. The theme and moral are just the same.
5. Poems are typically written in the form of stanza.
6. The tone is crucial in creating an atmosphere and
suspense in your poem.
7. The mood evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers with
words and descriptions as it creates an emotional setting
to the reader.
8. A rhyme scheme is usually referred to by using letters of
the alphabet to indicate which lines rhyme.
9.
an emotional response to your readers.
10. Jose Garcia Villa’s POEM 10 enumerated the
characteristics of a good poem.
Learning About It
In poetry, the specific arrangement of its lines makes
it different from a prose. Compared to prose where there is no
such restriction and the content of the piece flows according to
the story, the language of poetry is more compressed and
more musical. It also has a structured method of writing and
literary elements that makes it more substantial.
Based on Jose Garcia Villa’s poem entitled Poem 10,
he figuratively enumerated ten (10) characteristics of a good
poem. Read the poem silently and try to identify its ten (10)
characteristics.
Poem 10
by Jose Garcia Villa
First, a poem must be magical,
Then musical as a seagull.
It must be a brightness moving,
And hold secret a bird’s flowering.
It must be slender as a bell,
And it must hold fire as well.
It must have the wisdom of bows,
And it must kneel as a rose.
It must be able to hear,
The luminance of dove and dear.
It must be able to hide,
What it seeks like a bride.
And over all I would like to hover,
God’s smiling from the poem’s cover.
ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF POETRY
Literary elements are inherent in every genre of
literary piece - be it a short story, novel, poetry, and the like.
These elements are extensively employed by writers in
creating their masterpieces to give substance to such
literary piece.
In poetry, some of the essential elements to be
considered are structure, mood, tone, theme, poetic devices,
and rhyme scheme.
1. STRUCTURE OF POETRY
The structure of a poem refers to the way it is presented to
the reader. This may include technical things such as the line
length and stanza format.
Poems are typically written in the form of stanza. Even
though some modern forms of poetry neglects the traditional
poetic norms such as rhyme schemes and meter, the stanza
still plays an important role in the overall look of printed poetry.
Stanzas are the poetic equivalent of a prose paragraph.
These are a series of lines that are grouped together and
separated from other groups of lines or stanzas by a skipped
line. Stanzas come in a variety of lengths, dependent either on
the whim of the poet or the conventions of a particular
poetic form. There is a variety of technical vocabulary often
used to refer to stanzas of specific lengths.
2. MOOD
Mood is crucial in creating an atmosphere and suspense
in your poem. Just think about how film-makers use music to
create a sense of unease and tension to their viewers.
Likewise, in writing, instead of music, you need to
create a similar effect using words and images for your
readers. Every piece of description that you write needs to
produce an emotional response to your readers. The mood of
the poem evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers using
words and descriptions as it creates an emotional setting to the
reader.
3. TONE
Tone refers to the quality of the persona’s voice that
expresses the speaker’s feelings or thoughts towards the
person or thing addressed in the poem. It also takes the
dimension of any sound with reference to its quality, pitch (how
high or low the persona’s voice is.) To determine the tone of a
poem, find out the attitude of the writer towards the reader.
Even without hearing the pitch of the author’s voice,
the tone of the poem can be determined through the style and
diction of the poet. One of the useful techniques for
determining the author’s tone is to envision the sound of the
author’s voice as if he/she were reading the passage aloud.
An author’s tone is often indicated by adjectives like:
sarcastic, depressed, angry, prayerful, ironic, sympathetic,
cynical, intense, solemn, positive, cheerful, hopeful, etc...
What makes mood and tone different from each other?
• TONE is the author’s attitude expressed through the
word they use.
• MOOD pertains to the feeling that the reader gets
from reading.
4. THEME
A theme is a universal idea or concept that threads
through an entire story. Authors may have used characters or
poetic persona who has experiences as they go through the
poem, and through these, readers come to some conclusion
about the human condition and perhaps how people ought to
live. It focuses on the deeper meaning or message that the
reader is meant to consider. The theme often makes a
statement about society, human nature or human condition
In identifying the theme of the poem, it is important to note that
it is not the same with the moral of the story. The theme is the
UNIVERSAL IDEA reflected in the poem. When we say
“universal”, it means that it is not only true to the poem or to its
author, hence, it can be true to everyone. Meaning, everybody
can relate to it and same goes with everybody that may have
experienced it regardless of their age, sex, race, status, etc...
What makes the theme different from moral?
• THEME is the universal idea reflected in the literary
piece.
• MORAL is the lesson that teaches the readers the
concept of right and wrong
Let us try to consider the story of The Little Red Riding
Hood who gets herself in danger by disobeying her parents
and revealing too much information to a wolf on her way to her
grandmother’s house.
What do you think is the THEME of the story? What is the
MORAL of the story?
Try to practice identifying the theme and the moral of a
literary piece of your choice by using the format below.
5. POETIC DEVICES
Poetic devices are employed by the writers to give
meanings and a logical framework to their work through
language. When readers read such works, they ultimately
recognize and appreciate them. They do not only beautify the
piece of literature but, they also give deeper meanings to it,
testing the very understanding of the readers along with
providing them enjoyment of reading. Besides, they help
motivating readers’ imagination to visualize the characters and
scenes more clearly.
6. RHYME SCHEME
A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of
each line of a poem. It is usually referred to by using letters of
the alphabet to indicate which lines rhyme; lines designated
with the same letter all rhyme with each other.
PRACTICE TASK 1: FILL ME UP
Directions: Read again Jose Garcia Villa’s poem 10. This time,
you will fill in the blank with the appropriate term used in the
poem.
1. A poem must be ________.
2. Musical as a _________.
3. It must be ______________ moving.
4. It holds secret a _________________.
5. It must be ______ as a bell.
6. It must hold ________ as well.
7. It must have the _________ of bows.
8. It must _______ like a _______.
9. It must hear the __________ of dove and deer.
10. It must hide what it seeks like a _______.
PRACTICE TASK 2: POETIC DEVICES
Directions: Try to recall the commonly used poetic devices in
creating a poem. Then, choose your answers from the
parenthesis.
1. A poem is magical. (Metaphor, Simile)
2. It must kneel like a rose. (Metaphor, Simile)
3. It must have the wisdom of bows. (Hyperbole, Metaphor)
4. Musical as a seagull. (Simile, Metaphor)
5. Luminance of dove and deer. (Alliteration, Assonance)
PRACTICE TASK 3: LABELLING POETRIC RHYME
Directions: Identify the rhyme scheme of the poem below by
properly putting the appropriate alpha-label on the group of
words that rhymes.
Poem 10
by Jose Garcia Villa
First, a poem must be magical,
Then musical as a seagull.
It must be a brightness moving,
And hold secret a bird’s flowering. Directions: Recall the poem entitled: “All Things Bright and
It must be slender as a bell, Beautiful.” Then, fill in the missing words to complete the poem
And it must hold fire as well. by choosing your answer from the box.
It must have the wisdom of bows,
And it must kneel like a rose.
It must be able to hear,
The luminance of dove and deer.
It must be able to hide,
What it seeks like a bride.
And over all I would like to hover,
God’s smiling from the poem’s cover.

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

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COOLING DOWN
Direction: Read the sentences carefully in each item and
identify what element of poetry is present in each item.
1. “Get out! Get lost!”
2. Poetry has verses while prose has paragraphs. God Almighty wonderful glowing estate
3. “One day, all the people that we love will leave us.” mountain pleasant rushes
4. AABA-BBCB-CCDC-DDDD
5. My excitement made the daffodils dance.
LEARNING ABOUT IT
LEARNING CHALLENGE
CONVENTIONAL POETRY
Write a two-stanza poem to describe what you have
Basically, a conventional or traditional poem has rhyme,
learned in this lesson. Apply the different elements of poetry to
rhythm and meter. Unlike free verse poetry or the modern
make your poem substantial.Make your output more attractive
poetry, the traditional or conventional form of poetry follows
by adding some creative background related to your poem.
strict and fixed rules. Some of these rules include:
This will be compiled in your portfolio.
Rubric:
Originality/ Creativity 5 points
Presence of the Elements of Poetry 5 points
Grammar/Mechanics 5 points
Organization 5 points
TOTAL 20 points

The three important elements of conventional poetry – the

QUARTER 1 – MODULE 3.2: CLINGING TO CLASSY
CONVENTIONS
DEFINE CONVENTIONAL POETRY AND ITS TYPES
LEARNING TARGETS
• Along your journey, you are expected to define
conventional poetry and its types.
VOCABULARY BUILDERS
Directions: Arrange the jumbled letters in column A then match
it to its definition in column B. Write your answers in your
notebook.
rhyme, rhythm, and meter.
• RHYME is the repetition of the same stressed vowel
sound and any succeeding sounds in two or more
words.
• 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.
• 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.

WARM UP 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)

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.

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

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.
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
3. CINQUIAN is a form of poetry that is very popular Nagmahal ka na rin ba?
because of its simplicity. It consists of five lines with PALAY
twenty-two (22) syllables, which comes in two, four, six, Palay siyang matino
eight, and two syllables. Nang humangi’y yumuko
Line 1: 2 syllables (NOUN) Ngunit muling tumayo
Line 2: 4 syllables (TWO ADJECTIVES) Nagkabunga ng ginto
Line 3: 6 syllables (THREE –ING WORDS)
Line 4: 8 syllables (A PHRASE) 6. DIONA is a pre-Hispanic rhyming poem, which
Line 5: 2 syllables (ANOTHER WORD FOR THE NOUN) 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
4. SONNET is a poem consisting of fourteen lines -Raymond Pambit
written in iambic pentameter whose subject lies
mostly about love and nature. It introduces a problem Lolo, huwag malulungkot
or a question in the beginning, and a resolution is Ngayong uugod-ugod
offered after the “volta” which is the turning point of Ako po’y inyong tungkod
the sonnet. -Gregorio Rodillo
• ITALIAN SONNET is broken into two parts: the
octave (8 lines) and sestet (6 lines). The octave PRACTICE TASK 1: FILLING ME UP
has a rhyming pattern ABBAABBA, while the Directions: Recall what you have previously learned in this
sestet has CDECDE. lesson particularly the elements of the conventional types of
• ENGLISH SONNET contains three quatrains (4 poetry. Then, supply the missing information to complete the
lines poem) and a couplet (2 line poem). It has a table.
rhyme scheme pattern of ABABCDCDEFEFGG.
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.
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

COOLING DOWN
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

LEARNING CHALLENGE
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.