Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region VII, Central Visayas
DIVISION OF BOHOL

21st CENTURY LITERATURES OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

Quarter : 1 Week : 2 Day : 2 Activity No : 6

Competency : Writing a close analysis and critical interpretation of literary texts

and doing an adaptation of these require from the learner the
ability to identify representative texts and authors from each
region
Objective : Interpret the usage of elements in a poetry
Topic : Elements of Poetry Usually Used by the Filipino Local Writers
Materials : Paper and pen
Reference : Chua, Rina G. 2016. "21st Century Literature from the
Philippines and the World." In 21st Century Literature from the
Philippines and the World, by Rina G. Chua. Makati City: DIWA
Learning Systems Inc.
Copyright : For Classroom Use Only
Learning Concept:

Elements of Poetry Usually Used by the Filipino Local Writers

1. Senses and images – hey are used by the writer to describe their impressions of
the object of their writing.
2. Diction-the denotative and connotative meaning of the words in a poem.
3. Rhyme scheme – the way the poet arranges words, meters, lines and stanzas to
create a coherent sound when the poem is read aloud.
4. Speaker- the voice that talks to the reader. Sometimes, it refers to itself to itself
as “I” or “me” or, sometimes, in the third person (she, he, his, her)
5. Structure-is the arrangement of words and lines, either together or apart.
6. Word order-is either the natural or the unnatural arrangement of words in a
poem.
7. Figurative Language- engages their audience using a more creative tone that
provokes thinking and sometimes humor
a. Simile- compares two unlike things and uses the words “like” or “as” and they
are commonly used in everyday communication.
b. Metaphor- compares two things that are not alike.
c. Personification- gives human characteristics to non-living objects.
d. Hyperbole- an exaggeration that is created to emphasize a point or bring out a
sense of humor. It is often used in everyday conversations without the
speaker noticing it.
e. Synecdoche- uses one part to refer to the whole, or the whole to refer to the
part.
f. Paradox- a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common
sense and yet is perhaps true

Gabu
by Carlos A. Angeles

The battering restlessness of the sea

Insists a tidal fury upon the beach
At Gabu, and its pure consistency
Havocs the wasteland hard within its reach.

Brutal the daylong bashing of its heart

Against the seascape where, for miles around,
 Farther than sight itself, the rock-stones part
And drop into the elemental wound.

The waste of centuries is grey and dead

And neutral where the sea has beached its brine,
Where the split salt of its heart lies spread
Among the dark habiliments of Time.

The vital splendor misses. For here, here

At Gabu where the ageless tide recurs
All things forfeited are most loved and dear.
It is the sea pursues a habit of shores.

Activity 1. Identify the figures of speech contained in the following lines from the
poem “Gabu”.

1. Brutal the daylong bashing of its heart. __________________

2. The vital splendor misses. __________________
3. It is the sea pursues a habit of shores. __________________
4. All things forfeited are most loved and dear. ___________________

Activity 2. Determine the persona or speaker of the poem

_______________________________