Write a Short Poem Applying

the Various Elements and

Literary Devices Exploring
Innovative Techniques
Identify ten (10) words that are related to Creative
Writing from the puzzle either vertically or
horizontally.
 Poem

is a piece of writing in which the

words are chosen for their beauty
and sound and are carefully
arranged, often in short lines.
 Here are some steps to help you create
your own poem.

STEP 1: STARTING THE POEM

1. Pick a specific theme or idea

Before you start writing down your poem, pick

a topic. The theme or idea you have chosen will
serve as your guide on what your poem will
convey.
2. Brainstorm for ideas

Think, think, think. This step will help you come up

with thoughts and ideas about the topic or theme you
have chosen. You can try the following activities to
get you started in collecting ideas related to your
topic:

• Try a free write

• Make a list or mind map of images.
3. Choose a poetic form
Choose a poetic form that would fit your style of writing. There
are many different poetic forms that you can choose from.

• Narrative Poems:
epic, ballad, metrical tale, metrical romance
• Lyric Poems:
ode, elegy, hymn, psalm, sonnet, song, simple lyric
• Dramatic poems:
tragedy, comedy, tragicomedy, farce, historical play, religious
play, musical play or opera, melodrama
4. Read examples of poetry
You may look through your books or search
online from the classic poems to contemporary
ones.

STEP 2: WRITING THE POEM

1. Use concrete imagery
Make sure that your descriptions and your
word choice are vivid enough for them to see,
taste, smell, touch or hear the thoughts you
are writing about.
2. Include literary devices
Literary devices are techniques that writers use to create a
special and pointed effect in their writing, to convey
information, or to help readers understand their writing on a
deeper level.

Poetic Technique: Use of Literary Devices

• Metaphor
A comparison of two unlike things without the use of as or
like.
• Simile
A comparison of two unlike thinks using as or like
• Synecdoche

A part is used for a whole or a whole is used for a part

Ex: The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed
(Ozymandias)
(The hand refer to the sculptor, the heart refer to the King)
• Metonymy
a person, place or thing is referred to by something closely
associated with it
Ex: Remember to let her into your heart (Hey Jude)
(Heart is associated with love)
• Personification
Referencing inanimate objects with human-like qualities or abilities
• Hyperbole

Exaggeration for effect

• Rhetorical Question

Asking a question for aa purpose other than to get an answer

Ex: And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?
(The Merchant of Venice)

• Oxymoron

placing two opposing terms side by side

Ex: Why, then, o brawling love! O loving hate! (Romeo and Juliet)
3. Write for the ear
Poetry is made to be read out loud and you should write your
poem with a focus on how it sounds on the page. Writing for
the ear will allow you to play with the structure of your poem
and your word choice.

Poetic Technique: Use of Sound Devices

• Alliteration
the repetition of initial sounds on the same line
• Assonance
the repetition of vowel sounds on the same line
• Consonance
the repetition of consonant sounds on the same line
• Onomatopoeia
the use of words that sound like their meaning

• Repetition
involves repeating a line or a word several times in a poem

• Rhyme

The repetition of identical or similar concluding syllables in different

words.
STEP 3: POLISHING THE POEM
1. Read the poem aloud

2. Get feedback from others

3. Revise your poem

Direction: Create an original two-stanza poem of four
lines following the aabb ccdd rhyme scheme. Your
poem’s theme should base on the picture below.