SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Learning Module
in
creative NONFICTION
by: JEPTE C. DAGUM

(week 9 & 10)

(Weeks No.9 & 10)
LESSON 7
REVISING THE LITERARY PIECE
Learning competency/ies: Revise the draft of a short piece using any of the
literary conventions of a genre (e.g. plot for narrative piece)

Objectives
This lesson aims to:

a. recognize the functions of literary convention of genre in a text;

b. innovate ways in improving the written literary draft; and
c. determine figurative languages and rhetorical devices in the blog.

Review
REMODELLING THE ACROSTIC POEM
Directions:
Read the poem on the left portion. Once done reading, you remodel it
on the right side and write your own composition using the word being
chosen.

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Pre-assessment
1. It refers to the emotional content of a word.
a. connotation
b. denotation
c. rhetoric
d. figurative
2. It refers to the dictionary definition of the word.
a. connotation
b. epithet
c. denotation
d. rhetoric
3. The hero or central character of a literary work.
a. foil character
b. antagonist
c. static character
d. protagonist
4. An author’s choice of word.
a. epic
b. diction
c. syntax
d. genre
5. Expresses the author’s attitude toward his/her subject.
a. mood
b. tone
c. theme
d. style
6. The author’s use of figurative language, diction, sound effects, and
other literary device.
a. mood
b. theme
c. style
d. tone
7. An episodic, often autobiographical novel about a rouge and picaro
(person with low social status) wandering around living off his wits.
a. sonnet
b. southern gothic
c. picaresque novel
d. pastoral poetry
8. A figure of speech wherein the speaker speaks directly to something
nonhuman.
a. apostrophe
b. allusion

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 c. personification
d. soliloquy
9. A distinctive feature or repeated theme or idea in a piece of literature.
a. motif
b. theme
c. style
d. atmosphere
10. “The wise fool is burning my taco” employs what kind of literary
device?
a. personification
b. metonymy
c. synecdoche
d. oxymoron

Introduction
In this portion, you will learn the literary conventions of genre on its
specific usage just like the plot for narrative piece or figurative language and
diction in modern poetries.
One of the most striking aspects of contemporary literature is its highly
developed sense of genre. A literary work’s genre remains an important factor
up until today. You don’t only have to distinguish broad categories of poetry,
prose, and drama, but also sub-genres (especially within the novel, now the
most popular literary form) such as crime, romantic or historical fiction. We
do the same in other creative media, such as film, with thrillers, horrors,
westerns, and so on.
According to Pflugfelder (2019), genre is what some might call “typified
rhetorical action” and what that means is that there are features that repeat
again and again, over time, with few differences, in part because audiences
expect certain things to happen or because they want certain kinds of
experiences. Genre is the name we use to describe the categories that have
developed over time for what we read, what we watch, and what we listen to.
And the kinds of genres that exist in one culture at one time may not exist in
another culture at another time – they’re constantly changing. Genre gets
especially interesting when we find even smaller categories like diaries, or
autobiographies, or literary reportage.
For the benefit of this lesson, some samples of literary pieces will also
be classified, categorized and discussed, so as to give a full view of the effects
of genre in developing a literature both in spoken and written form.

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 Content
Literary Conventions of Genre >> Figurative Languages on Blog

Figurative Languages - it is a word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for

rhetorical or vivid effect. It is a word or phrase that has a meaning other than
the literal meaning. It can be a metaphor or simile that's designed to further
explain a concept.

Common Examples of Figurative Languages

Alliteration – this is a very common figure of speech that involves using

words that begin with the same sound.

Example: Warm, wet, and wild, there’s must be something in the

water – California Gurls by Katy Perry feat. Snopp Dogg

Assonance – this is a figure of speech that focuses on the vowel sounds in a

phrase, repeating them over and over to great effect.

Example: Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese.

Hyperbole – this figure of speech makes things seem much bigger than they
were really were by using grandiose depictions of everyday things.

Example: He cried a river of tears!

I will get the stars for you.

Irony – the use of words to express something other than and especially the
opposite of the literal meaning. Some uses expressions of praise where blame
is meant. Feigning ignorance and humility.

Example: You are intelligent but still single.

Simile - in this figure of speech, two (2) things are compared that are not
really the same, but are used to make a point about each other. It uses the
word “like” and “as” upon comparing.

Example: You are hardworking as carabao.

Metaphor – the use of metaphor compares two (2) things that are not alike
and finds something about them to make them alike. Words “like” and “as”
are not being used.

Example: You are a carabao!

Metonymy – in this figure of speech, a word that has a very similar in

meaning and it can be used for another. It is the substitution of the name of
an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant.

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 Example: The White House declared an all out war
(White House refers to the government.)

Synecdoche – a part represents the whole or less commonly, the whole

represents the part. Closely related to metonymy, it is an important poetic
device for creating imagery.

Example: The ticket is sold for 50 pesos per head.

“head” substitutes for “person”

Onomatopoeia – this is the use of the word that actually sounds like what it
means.

Example: He heard the bang-bang of the gun.

Paradox – This figure of speech completely contradicts itself in the same

sentence.

Example: “Less is more.”

“ The day you said good night.”

Personification – this is a way of giving an inanimate object the qualities of

a living thing. It makes things or ideas seem vital and alive, as if they were
human.

Example: The sun smiled at me.

The flowers danced happily in the air.

Understatement – this is a situation in which the thing is made to seem less

important than it really is.

Example: Life is a piece of cake!

Litotes – Litotes is a special form of understatement where a positive

statement is expressed by a negative statement. In other words, we talk about
a concept or object by describing the qualities it doesn’t have.

Example: You’re not ugly. – You are handsome.

Oxymoron – it is a figure of speech wherein opposite or contradictory words

or ideas are intentionally put together to achieve special effects.

Example: The wise fool is eating my pancakes.

My parents are in active retirement.
You’re a little monster!

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 Reading Selection >> Blog >> Unique Things to do in Los Angeles

Unique Things To Do In Los Angeles

Posted by Raymond Walsh

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The cost is $20 USD and the tour runs 2 and 1/2 hours.
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activities in the City of Angels.
DETOUR: BLOGGING (QUIZLET FOR LITERARY CONVENTIONS)

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 Refer to the blog above, list down at least 10 lines with figurative
languages and rhetorical devices.
1. _________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________________
5. _________________________________________________________
6. _________________________________________________________
7. _________________________________________________________
8. _________________________________________________________
9. _________________________________________________________
10. _________________________________________________________
Self-Check Activities
FIGURES IN SONGS
Directions: Determine the figurative language(s) present in the lines of some
popular songs.

Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
Once more you open the door
And you're here in my heart
And my heart will go on and on
Just shoot for the stars if it feels right
And aim for my heart if you feel like itKiss me
'til you're drunk and I'll show you all the
moves like Jagger I've got the moves like
Jagger

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The snow glows white on the mountain
tonight
Not a footprint to be seen
A kingdom of isolation
And it looks like I'm the queen
Skies are crying, I am watching
Catching teardrops in my handsYou can take
everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass

____________________________ ______________________________

I hope you know, I hope you know Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
That this has nothing to do with you
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
It's personal, myself and I
Like a house of cards
We've got some straightenin' out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses Come on let your colors burst
their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry

_____________________________ _______________________________

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Key Concepts
 Figurative language is a word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for
rhetorical or vivid effect. It is a word or phrase that has a meaning other
than the literal meaning.
 A blog is a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by
an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or
conversational style

Evaluation
With your existing literary pieces, kindly innovate ways in improving
your text through the use of figurative languages and rhetorical devices. Look
from supplementary materials like books, magazines, or newspaper, or you
may use your internet access.

Enrichment Activities

WRITING YOUR IDENTITY PAPER

Directions: You will creatively write an identity paper injecting your

experiences and biographical data. The paper should include the following:
1. family history
2. cultural orientation (dominant and co-culture)
3. customs, tradition, mores, values and worldview, etc.
4. personal views or political views

A little reminder
The paper should be about:
1. who YOU are;
2. how your culture(s) shaped and continues to shape you, your behavior,
your worldview; and
3. how you communicate.

(Therefore, don’t say, I’m from South Cotabato. Bring out how being from a
particular province has affected your communication/behavior (i.e. you might
hug more, power distance is far less for you, you don’t mind if people enter
your room without knocking, etc.).

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Bibliography
Books

Jacobs, D. & Campbell, J.L. (2000). Genres in Context. Harcourt Custom

Publishers and Harcourt College Publishers. United States of America.

Solmerano, E.T. et. al (2017). Creative Nonfiction. Fastbooks Educational

Supply. Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines.

Websites

Allan, W. (2014). Why Literary Genres are Important? Retrieved from:

https://blog.oup.com/2014/05/why-literary-genres-matter/. Retrieval Date:
June 21, 2020
Pflugfelder, E. (2020). What is Genre? Retrieved from:
https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf/what-genre.Retrieval Date: June 20,
2020
Teamwork Acrostic Poem Anchor Chart. (2017). Retrieved from:
https://www.pngkey.com/maxpic/u2y3q8r5q8y3t4e6/. Retrieval Date: June
20, 2020
Walsh, R. (2011). Unique Things to do in Los Angeles. Retrieved from:
https://manonthelam.com/unique-things-to-do-los-angeles/. Retrieval Date:
June 21, 2020

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