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MELC #2: Identify the various elements, techniques, and literary devices in specific forms of poetry
MELC #3:Write a short poem applying the various elements and literary devices exploring innovative techniques

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Poetry is a form of literature which allows the writers who called to be “poets” to express their thoughts,
feelings, emotions, ideas about a particular theme or topic.

Theme is the lesson about life or statement about human nature that the poem expresses.

Tone means the general emotional weather of the poem; the attitude expressed in a poem that a reader sees
and feels and the writer’s attitude toward the subject or audience
A. STRUCTURE
Form is the appearance of the words on the page of the reference.

Poetic Line or Line is a group of words that form a single line of poetry.

Stanza is a section of a poem named for the number of lines it contains.

Enjambment is when there is no written or natural pause at the end of a poetic line, so that the word-flow
carries over to the next line.

Verse is a line in traditional poetry that is written in meter.

B. SOUND
Rhythm is the basic beat in a line of a poem.

Meter is a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

FOOT is a unit of meter. A foot can have two or three syllables. Usually consists of one stressed and one or
more unstressed syllables.
TYPES OF FEET
1. trochee (adjective form, trochaic) stressed-unstressed
2. anapest (anapestic) unstressed-unstressed-stressed
3. dactyl (dactylic) stressed-unstressed-unstressed
4. spondee (spondaic) stressed-stressed
5. pyrrhic (pyrrhic) unstressed-unstressed. See 6 d. below for an example.
6. iamb (iambic) unstressed-stressed

Rhythm is the beat created by the sounds of the words in a poem.

Rhyme Scheme is a pattern of rhyme in a poem. A rhyme scheme is a pattern of rhyme (usually end rhyme,
but not always).
Example: A quatrain – a stanza of four lines in which the second and fourth lines
rhyme – has the following rhyme scheme: abcb

Easy Level

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 Instructions: Arrange the jumbled letter to identify the words. Definitions will help you to determine the hidden
words.
JUMBLED DEFINITION ANSWER
LETTERS
1. TSEEUQCNHI A way of carrying out a task, especially the execution or
performance of an artistic work or a scientific procedure

2. YTOPER Aliterary work in which special intensity is given to the

expression of feelings and ideas using distinctive style and
rhythm

3. MOFR The physical structure and system of a poem

4. NMLEEET A part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is

essential or characteristic

5. AOTDRTAIINL A synonym of conventional

Average Level

Instructions: Read the statements carefully. Identify what is being defined in each number. Choose the letter of
the correct answer.
1. A third person point of view where the narrator knows about one character only including his/her actions,
thoughts and feelings is called __.
a. limited omniscient b. omniscient c. objective d. innocent eyes
2. A character, an action, a setting, or an object representing something else can be a symbol. Most often, the
symbol in a story is an object that represents its owner’s character or situation, or both is called __.
a. theme b. moral c. irony d. symbolism
3. The repetition of elements with significant importance in the story which helps the story on producing other
narrative (or literary) aspects such as theme or mood.
a. mood b. irony c. motif d. moral
4. A literary or linguistic technique that produces a specific effect, esp. a figure of speech, narrative style, or plot
mechanism is __.
a. Literary device b. Figure of speech c. element d. diction
5. Repeating a single word, line, or group of lines
a. Imagery b. Repetition c. Meter d. Form
6. It is the meaning of the poem, the main idea that the poet is trying to communicate.
a. theme b. moral c. context d. tone
7. The feeling that the poet creates and that the reader senses through the poet’s choice of words, rhythm, rhyme,
style and structure is called __.
a. theme b. moral c. context d. tone
8. It is the systematic regularity in rhythm; this systematic rhythm (or sound pattern) is usually identified by
examining the type of "foot" and the number of feet.
a. meter b. rhythm c. POV d. tone
9. It is the repetition of entire lines or phrases to emphasize key thematic ideas.
a. refrain b. rhyme c. tone d. theme
10.It is a poetic foot that has a pattern of weak syllable followed by strong syllable with five pairs.
a. iamb b. dactyl c. anapest d. trochee

Difficult Level

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PERFORMANCE TASK 1. NEWSPAPER BLACK OUT POEM
Instructions: Cut a part of a newspaper and paste it in the space provided. Shade the lines you do not need and retain
the words or lines that will be part of your short poem. (A sample blackout poem is provided for you.)

Sample:

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 RUBRIC for PERFORMANCE TASK
Excellent Average Poor SCORE
Traits
(4) (3) (2)
The project has an excellent The project has good The project needs
Visual
design and layout. It is very design and layout. It is improvement on
Clarity and
neat. neat. design, layout and
Neatness
neatness.
Content demonstrates an Content demonstrates an Content does not
insightful understanding of the understanding of the task. demonstrate
Content task. understanding of the
task and is confusing.
Output is submitted on or Output is submitted a day Output is submitted
before the scheduled deadline after the scheduled three days after the
Timeliness
deadline scheduled deadline

TOTAL SCORE:

PERFORMANCE TASK 2. SHAPE POEM

Using the shape of the banga (earthen pot), write a creative poem about San Nicolas applying the various
elements in poetry and literary devices . Use the space provided.

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Excellent Average Poor SCORE
CRITERIA
(3) (2) (1)
The poem and followed the The poem somehow The poem did not
Structure correct structure. followed the correct follow the correct
structure. structure
Content demonstrates an Content demonstrates Content demonstrates
insightful understanding ofan understanding of lack of understanding
the task and was able to the task and was able of the task, and was
produce a creative poem to produce a poem not able to produce
Content
which applied the differentwhich applied the creative poem and did
elements of poetry and different elements of not apply the elements
literary devices. poetry and literary of poetry and literary
devices. devices.
The output is presented in The output is Needs improvement
a very neat, clear and presented in a neat, on the neatness, clarity
Neatness organized way. All parts clear and organized and organization of
are easy to read. way that is easy to the output.
read. Most parts are
easy to read.
CHARMAINE GRACE V. CAMAGON JOEAN R. BALADAD ELIZA C. VEDANIA
SHS Teacher III Head Teacher III School Principal IV

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