Grade 7 Lesson 1

Ma’am Haina
is a short poem that expresses the speaker’s personal

emotions and feelings. It is a combination of lyrics which
means words of a song and poetry or verse.
Features of
1. It has a song-like quality
2. It explores emotions and personal feelings.
3. It has literary devices that are used to highlight the
poet’s writing purpose.
It refers to the rhythmic pattern
of a line within the stanza of a
poem.
When a line has a two-syllable
units that flow form an
unaccented beat to accented
beat, the rhythmic pattern is
said to be an iambic meter.
When there are three iambic
units in a line, it is called iambic
trimeter.
Example
iambic iambic iambic iambic iambic
unstressed unstressed unstressed unstressed unstressed
O for a muse stressed

of firestressed
that would stressed
a/scend stressed
stressed
O for a muse of fire that would ascend

It is the emotional response the
author would like his reader to feel
upon reading his composition.
It refers to the central idea
explored by the writer in the
text.
It is the attitude of the
author toward the subject.
Figures of Speech
It is figure of speech used to
compare one thing to another.
It uses the words such as
“like” or “as”.
Example
Your eyes are like diamonds.

It is a figurative speech used to
describe something by
referring another thing. It does
not use words such as “like” or
“as”
Example
You have a heart of gold.
more direct
It is a figure of speech used to
attribute human
characteristics to an animal or
an inanimate objects.
Example
The tourist welcomed by the sun.

Welcomed in the sentence is a human characteristic
Sun is the object that used attribute of human characteristic by
welcoming the tourists.
Forms of Lyric
Poetry
It is a 14-line poem in
iambic pentameter
In poetry, iambic pentameter
refers to a line of verse that is
composed of syllables
arranged in five metrical feet.
Each line consists of an
unstressed syllable.
William Shakespear used
iambic pentameter in his plays
and sonets.
Example
Sonnet 18 of William Skakespeare

iambic iambic iambic
1 Iambic has 2 syllables

5 iambic has 10 syllables we called it pentameter
we called it 5 metrical feet
so you have iambic pentameter in sonnets!
It is a formal poem written to
address, praise, or give
tribute to a person, thing,
place, or idea.
It is a sad poem often
expressing sorrow over
someone who died.
These pieces of information about lyric
poetry will help you interpret the
intended message of the poet. In
Remember!
addition, it also important to understand
the poet’s reason for writing a poem.
Have you ever wondered why an author

writes? There is always a purpose behind
every written work. As a reader, you
should determine the author’s intention.
This will help you evaluate the central
idea of the text.
The author’s goal is to convince
his readers to agree with his
viewpoint or to take action.
The acronym PIE The author’s intention is to

present factual information or to
will help you give an explanation on a

particular topic.
remember the 3
The author’s target is to engage or
basic purposes. amuse the readers or audience.
Activity
time!
1 whole sheet intermediate
pass it on next meeting

Rohaina D. Mamariong Grade 7
Activity No. 3 Sept 3, 2024
Title
Instructions:
1 whole sheet intermediate for those who don’t

have a book and attach it already on the folder.
For those who have a book open page

10. Answer Activity No. 3
Pass it on next meeting.

The Day I Lost you
by Samantha Mendoza
My mind is the seat of so many queries
This day seems to be the day of all worries
Answers are overwhelming not only to me
But with everyone around me
My body is quivering
Reality is dawning
The pain is excruciating
My heart breaking
My heart throbs like the sound of the drums

beaten by mad musician
It is restless
It shall come to pass, they say
All of these dawned on me
On the day I lost you, my Mommy
Activity 3. This a Lyric Poetry?
Directions: Reread and Analyze the poem “The Day I lost You”.
Answer the questions bellow.
1. Are there words that rhyme in the poem? What are those
rhyming words?
2. What is the tone of the poem?
3. What figures of Speech sis the poet use?
4. What is the purpose of the author for writing this poem?
5. Do you think the poet in conveying the intended message in the
poem? Why or why not?
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Ma’am Haina

is a short poem that expresses the speaker’s personal

O for a muse stressed

O for a muse of fire that would ascend

Your eyes are like diamonds.

You have a heart of gold.

The tourist welcomed by the sun.

Sonnet 18 of William Skakespeare

1 Iambic has 2 syllables

Have you ever wondered why an author

The acronym PIE The author’s intention is to

will help you give an explanation on a

pass it on next meeting

1 whole sheet intermediate for those who don’t

For those who have a book open page

Pass it on next meeting.

My heart throbs like the sound of the drums

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