Department of Education

Division of Leyte
Jugaban National High School
Carigara, Leyte
Name of student: ________________________________ Date: ___________________
Grade Level/Section: ___________________ Score: __________________

ACTIVITY WORKSHEET FOR CREATIVE WRITING

3RD QUARTER: WEEK 2 DAY 1-4

General Objective: (MELC) Use imagery, diction, figure of speech and specific experiences to evoke
meaningful responses (HUMSS_CW/MP11/12-la-b-4)
Learning Objective: A. Identify the various elements, techniques, and literary devices in specific forms of
poetry.

A. Explore

Please Find Me! Look for the different concepts you have learned from the previous lesson. You may
encircle or highlight the words. On the side of the grid, write all the words that you found. The words may
be found horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

T M L T J I S I M I L E D L I S A
S E A D K H E Q A B K O A N A B H
Y T M I N O X Y M O R O N N M S Y
N A E C L G B S A A P E R O E L P
E P M T M C R A T I Q L E A T E E
C H O I N F C P A G T H E N A I R
D O N O M A T O P O E I A B P A B
O R R N P E B S O S U L A T H E O
C J I E S N O T S E R R E D O E L
H F C E X P E O T E N C E L A M E
E O O O B C R P D B A N G S A Y N
E P H Y C A N H U F G J K N M X A
D N D G A N M E T O N Y M Y R F C

B. Learn
Poetry has remained a vital part of art and culture. Like other forms of literature, poetry is made to
express thoughts and emotions in a creative and imaginative way. It conveys thoughts and feelings,
describes a scene or tells a story in a concentrated, lyrical arrangement of words.
In this module, we will explore on the elements of poetry based on the following partitions:
structure, sound and meaning. This particular lesson will highlight the poetry according to structure
namely stanza and form.

STRUCTURE OF POETRY
One significant way to analyse poems is by looking into the stanza structure and the form of the poem.
Generally speaking, structure refers to the overall organization of lines and/or the conventional patterns of
sound. However, various modern poems may not have particular structure.
A. Stanza
Stanzas refer to series of lines grouped together and separated by a space from other stanzas. They
correspond to a paragraph in an essay. Identifying the stanza is done by counting the number of lines.
The following are some of the terms used to refer to the number of stanzas: monostich (1 line) couplet (2
lines), tercet (3 lines), quatrain (4 lines), cinquain (5 lines), sestet (6 lines) (sometimes it's called a
sexain), septet (7 lines), octave (8 lines).
For example, the excerpt,
“I do not like green eggs and ham.
I do not like them Sam I am. consists of two lines. Hence, the stanza is
called couplet.
B. Form
In many cases, a poem may not have specific lines or stanza, and metrical pattern, however, it can still
be labelled according to its form or style. Here, we will discuss the three most common types of poetry
according to form are: lyric, descriptive and narrative. We will also include other popular types of poetry.

1. Lyric Poetry. It is any poem with one speaker (not necessarily the poet) who expresses strong
thoughts and feelings. Most poems, especially modern ones, are lyric poems. Below are some types
of lyric poetry.

a. Ode. An ode is a lyric poem that praises an individual, an idea or an event. The length is
usually moderate, the subject is serious, the style is elevated and the stanza pattern is elaborate. In
Ancient Greece, odes were originally accompanied by music. In fact, the word “ode” comes from the
Greek word aeidein, which means to sing or to dance.
Example: “Ode to the West Wind” by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Scatter, as from an unextinguish’d hearth Ashes and
sparks, my words among mankind!
Be through my lips to unawaken’d earth The trumpet of
a prophecy! O Wind,
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?

b. Elegy. An elegy is written with a purpose to “mourn the dead”. It usually begins by
reminiscing about the dead person, then weeps for the reason of death, and then resolves the grief
by concluding that death leads to immortality. It has no set stanza or metrical pattern. It often uses
"apostrophe" as a literary technique.
Example: Excerpt from Walt Whitman’s “O Captain, My Captain,”
(written following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln)
O Captain! My Captain! rise up and hear the bells;
Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills;
For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths—for you the shores a-crowding; For you
they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning; Here captain! dear father!
This arm beneath your head;
It is some dream that on the deck, You’ve fallen cold
and dead.

c. Sonnet. It is a lyric poem consisting of 14 lines and, in the English version, is usually written
in iambic pentameter. The three basic kinds of sonnets are:
• Italian/Petrarchan sonnet is named after Petrarch, an Italian Renaissance poet. The
Petrarchan sonnet consists of an octave (eight lines) and a sestet (six lines). It tends to
divide the thought into two parts (argument and conclusion). The rhyming pattern is ABBA
ABBA CDECDE, or some accepted sestet such as CDCCDC, CDDCDE or CDCDCD
 When I consider how my light is spent, A
Ere half my days in this dark world and wide, B
And that one talent which is death to hide B
Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent A
To serve therewith my Maker, and present A
My true account, lest He returning chide; B
“Doth God exact day-labor, light denied?” B
I fondly ask. But Patience, to prevent A
That murmur, soon replies, “God doth not need C
Either man’s work or His own gifts. Who best D
Bear His mild yoke, they serve Him best. His state E
Is kingly: thousands at His bidding speed, C And post o’er
land and ocean without rest; D
They also serve who only stand and wait.” E
- When I Consider How My Light is Spent” by John Milton

• Shakespearean sonnet consists of three quatrains (four lines each) and a concluding couplet
(two lines). The final couplet is the summary.
The rhyming pattern is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
Two households, both alike in dignity, A In fair Verona, where we lay
our scene, B From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, A Where
civil blood makes civil hands unclean. B From forth the fatal loins of
these two foes C
A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life; D Whose
misadventured piteous overthrows C Do with their death
bury their parents’ strife. D
The fearful passage of their death-mark’d love, E
And the continuance of their parents’ rage, F
Which, but their children’s end, nought could remove, E
Is now the two hours’ traffic of our stage; F
The which if you with patient ears attend, G
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend. G
- Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

• Spenserian Sonnet is divided into three quatrains, or segments of four lines, followed by a
rhyming couplet. The rhyming pattern is usually ABAB BCBC CDCD EE.
One day I wrote her name upon the strand, A But came the waves and
washed it away: B
Again I write it with a second hand, A But came the
tide, and made my pains his prey. B Vain man, said she, that doest
in vain assay, B A mortal thing so to immortalize,
C
For I myself shall like to this decay, B And eek my
name be wiped out likewise. C Not so, (quod I) let baser
things devise C To die in dust, but you shall live by
fame: D My verse, your virtues rare shall eternize, C
And in the heavens write your glorious name. D
Where when as death shall all the world subdue, E Our love shall
live, and later life renew. E
- Amoretti #75 by Edmund Spenser
 2. Narrative Poetry. It is a poem that tells a story; its structure resembles the plot line of a story [i.e.
the introduction of conflict and characters, rising action, climax and the denouement. The most
common types of narrative poetry are ballad and epic.
a. Ballad. It is a narrative poem that has a musical rhythm and can be sung. A ballad is usually
organized into quatrains or cinquains, has a simple rhythm structure, and tells the tales of ordinary
people. Example: Excerpt from “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe
It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and
be loved by me.
b. Epic. It is a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or
historical hero. Examples of epic include Iliad by Homer, Beowulf, The Divine Comedy by Dante
Alighieri, Metamorphoses by Ovid and many more.

3. Descriptive Poetry. It is a poem that describes the world that surrounds the speaker. It uses
elaborate imagery and adjectives. While emotional, it is more "outward-focused" than lyric poetry,
which is more personal and introspective.
Example: Excerpt from William Wordsworth’s “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I
saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;

OTHER FORMS OF POETRY

1. Haiku. It has an unrhymed verse form having three lines (a tercet) and usually 5,7,5 syllables,
respectively. It is usually considered a lyric poem.
Example: “By the Old Temple” by Matsuo Bashō
By the old temple, peach
blossoms; a man treading rice.
2. Limerick. It has a very structured poem, usually humorous & composed of five lines (a
cinquain), in an AABBA rhyming pattern; beat must be anapestic (weak, weak, strong) with 3
feet in lines 1, 2, & 5 and 2 feet in lines 3 & 4. It is usually a narrative poem based upon a short
and often
ribald anecdote. Example: A poem by Dixon Lanier Merritt
A wonderful bird is the pelican,
His bill can hold more than his beli-can. He can take in
his beak
Food enough for a week
But I’m damned if I see how the heli-can
C. Engage

Activity 1 Determine the structure applied in the poems below.

Poem Selection
My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun; _____
Coral is far more red than her lips’ red; _____
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; _____
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head. _____

I have seen roses damask’d, red and white, _____

But no such roses see I in her cheeks; _____
And in some perfumes is there more delight _____
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. _____

I love to hear her speak, yet well I know _____

 That music hath a far more pleasing sound; _____
I grant I never saw a goddess go; _____
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground: _____

And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare _____

As any she belied with false compare. _____

1. What stanzas can be seen in the poem? ________________________________

2. What is the rhyme scheme/pattern of the poem? ________________________
Use the lines on the right side of each line in the stanza.
3. What specific type of poetry is used in the poem? ________________________

D. Apply
Activity 2 Haiku Challenge
You are challenged to write your haiku. Choose your subject from the pictures below.

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Criteria for Haiku:

Word Choice Poem is creative and original. It is evident that the poet put 10
and Creativity thought into their words and uniquely conveyed their ideas
and emotions.
Form The poem follows the style of Haiku Poetry; this includes 3 10
lines written as follows: 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables.
Poem contains information about the season and the time
of day.
Grammar and Work is completely free of spelling and grammar errors. 10
Spelling
Activity 3: Bring out the music in me!
Directions: Below are summaries/themes of classical poems. Classify the poems as LYRIC, NARRATIVE
or DESCRIPTIVE.
1. The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri talks about a man, generally assumed to be Dante himself,
is miraculously enabled to undertake an ultramundane journey, which leads him to visit the souls
in Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise.
2. The poem “All Things Bright and Beautiful” by Cecil Frances Alexander tells about how great God
Almighty is. The God who has given us eyes to see and lips to tell, the God who control the
season, the God who controls the sun, and the God who creates and makes everything.
3. The “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” by Thomas Gray is a 1751 poem about the buried
inhabitants of a country churchyard and a meditation on the inevitability of death for all.
4. This poem by Shakespeare which starts with the line, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day”
notes that the young man has qualities that surpass a summer's day.
5. The poem Ballad of a Mother’s Heart” by Jose La Villa Tierra talks about a young man who went
out late at night to meet his maiden fair. He knelt down in tears and declared his true love towards
her. The young girl wants him to prove it by bringing his mother’s heart, he did it without any tears
or hesitations. It was raining hard yet he went to his love but on his way, he slipped and felt the
pain. He remembered how good his mother is and a voice asked him “were you hurt, child?” It was
coming from his mother’s heart.

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