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PREPARED BY: CRESELDA D. GILIG, LPT

 MODULE NO.4
READING AND WRITING POETRY

LESSON AND COVERAGE

In this module, you will take:

Lesson 7: Structure and POETRY

In this lesson, you will learn to:

- Identify the various elements, techniques, and literary devices in

Lesson 7
specific forms and conventions

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOME

To do well in this module, you need to:
1. Craft own version of the selected forms of poetry from a chosen technique in writing
poem.

LEARNING EXPERIENCES

LEARNING ACTIVITIES SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

- Answer TASK SHEET NO.4.1 and TASK SHEET NO.4.2

- Read information sheet No.
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scheduled meeting
 INFORMATION SHEET NO.4
Structure and POETRY

STRUCTURE and POETRY

An important method of analyzing a poem is to look at the stanza structure or style of a

poem. Generally speaking, structure has to do with the overall organization of lines and/or the
conventional patterns of sound. Again, many modern poems may not have any identifiable
structure (i.e. they are free verse).

STANZAS: Stanzas are a series of lines grouped together and separated by an empty line
from other stanzas. They are the equivalent of a paragraph in an essay. One way to identify a
stanza is to count the number of lines. Thus:

 couplet (2 lines)
 tercet (3 lines)
 quatrain (4 lines)
 cinquain (5 lines)
 sestet (6 lines) (sometimes it's called a sixain)
 septet (7 lines)
 octave (8 lines)

FORM: A poem may or may not have a specific number of lines, rhyme scheme and/or
metrical pattern, but it can still be labeled according to its form or style.

Here are the three most common types of poems according to form:

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.
2. Narrative Poem: 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].
3. Descriptive Poem: 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.
 Poetry comes in a variety of forms. Some forms have more structure than others. Some
follow rules that have to do with rhyming, syllables, repetition, etc. Others are an expression
that is fully in the hands of the author.

 Cinquain: A cinquain is a 5 line poem that follows a specific format. There are
various types of cinquains. Some are created with a number of words or syllables
in mind. Another form is created using various parts of speech.

 Emotion poem: An emotion poem is used to describe various emotions, good or

bad, using descriptive language.
 Free Verse: Free verse poems do not follow any rules. Their creation is
completely in the hands of the author. Rhyming, syllable count, punctuation,
number of lines, number of stanzas, and line formation can be done however the
author wants in order to convey the idea.
 Haiku: This is a form of Japanese poetry that follows a specific syllable pattern.
It's made up of 3 lines, consisting of 17 syllables in total. Haikus are usually about
a specific part of nature.
 Narrative: A narrative poem tells the story of an event in the form of a poem.
 Sonnet: A sonnet is a 14 line poem with a specific rhyme scheme. Each type of
sonnet follows a different rhyming scheme.
 Tanka: A tanka is another Japanese form of poetry that follows a syllable format.
This poem is composed of 5 lines. Lines 1 and 3 have 5 syllables. Lines 2, 4, and 5
contain 7 syllables each.
TECHNIQUES ON WRITING POETRY

 CAUSALITY: A plot is not a random string of events. It has a logic based on cause
and effect relationships between things that happen in the story.
 FORESHADOWING: Foreshadowing is a plot-related literary technique whereby
an author shows or says something in an early part of a story that hints at a later
event. Psychologically, foreshadowing prepares us for what is to come in the
story, particularly the ending.
 FLASHBACK: A flashback is an interruption in the chronological sequence of
events in the plot. It narrates a scene that occurred earlier.
 EUPHEMISM: Often in literature, whether for humor or just for taste, a writer
wishes to describe some graphic or offensive event using milder imagery or
phrasing. When an author does this, it's called a euphemism.
 ALLUSION: An allusion is when an author refers to the events or characters from
another story in her own story with the hopes that those events will add context
or depth to the story she's trying to tell.
 TASK SHEET NO.4.1
Name: _______________________________ Score:_______________________
Date answer:________________________ Date check:_________________

TEST I: Multiple Choice

Directions: Read and analyze the questions. Choose and underline the letter of your
answer.

1. The poem’s structure has to do with the overall organization of lines and/or the conventional
patterns of sound.
a. Never c. False
b. Maybe d. True
2. These are series of lines grouped together and separated by an empty line from others.
a. foreshadowing c. form
b. causality d. stanza
3. A poem that is usually composed of 7 lines.
a. septet c. tercet
b. sestet d. octave
4. A poem may or may not have specific number of lines, rhyme scheme and/or metrical
pattern, but it can still be labeled according to its style or _________.
a. form c. stanza
b. techniques d. humor
5. This is how the author wishes to describe some graphic or offensive event using milder
imagery or phrasing.
a. foreshadowing c. flashback
b. euphemism d. causality
6. This is when the author refers to the events or characters from another story in her own
story with hopes that those events will add context to the story she’s trying to tell.
a. flashback c. allusion
b. euphemism d. foreshadowing
7. Foreshadowing is NOT a plot-related literary technique.
a. False c. Both true & false
b. None of these choices d. True
8. Cause: Too much environmental degradation. Effect: Killing of some animal species and
global warming.
a. causality c. foreshadowing
b. environmental theme d. flashback
9. This might not have an identifiable structure.
a. cinquain c. couplet
b. free verse d. quatrain
10. Causality: In every cause, there’s an immediate ____________.
a. reasons c. witness
b. solution d. effect
11. I still remember that time, almost a decade ago and that moment I saw you, it just repeats
until now.
a. flashback c. euphemism
b. foreshadowing d. causality
12. What kind of poem is this?
When a daffodil I see
Hanging down his heads t’wards me
Guess I may, what I must be:
First, I shall decline my head;
Secondly, I shall be dead;
Lastly, safe buried.

a. octave c. couplet
b. sestet d. tercet

13. The poem entitled “The Daffodils” appeals to our sense of ___________.
a. touch c. hearing
b. sight d. smelling
14. What is the technique used in this poem:
War within my enemies
I lay my life in the enemies’ hands
Knowing no end to liberty
Staying awake in the present
Foreshadowing takes place
In the deepest emotions
There’s a stillness that
Awaits inside my soul
Leaving it to die

a. flashback c. euphemism
b. foreshadowing d. causality
15. This kind of poem mostly uses imagery and adjectives.
a. descriptive poem c. narrative poem
b. lyric poetry d. epic
16. This poem usually describes various feelings and emotions such as good or bad.
a. Haiku c. Tanka
b. Emotion d. Free verse
17. This is a 14 line poem with a specific rhyme scheme.
a. Haiku c. Narrative
b. Sonnet d. Tanka
18. This is a Japanese form of poetry that follows a syllable format. This poem is composed of 5
lines.
a. Haiku c. Free verse
b. Tanaga d. Tanka
19. This poem usually talks about a specific part of nature.
a. Tanka c. Sonnet
b. Narrative d. Haiku
20. This poetry, started by Shakespeare and made it known to the world, has several topics and
one of its famous piece talks about love.
a. Tanka c. Tanaga
b. Haiku d. Sonnet
 TASK SHEET NO.4.2
Name: _______________________________ Score:_______________________
Date answer:________________________ Date check:_________________

TEST I: Poem Writing

Directions: Using the different techniques of writing a poem. Craft your own version of the
following.

1. Haiku Poem

2. Emotion Poem