CREATIVE WRITING

Quarter 1 – Week 3 & 4

Lesson 2: Elements of Poetry: Structure of Poetry

EXPECTATIONS
You are expected to produce a short, well-crafted poem. Specifically, this module will help
you to:
 write a short poem applying the various elements and literary devices exploring
innovative techniques

TEACHER’S NOTE
 ANSWER ACTIVITY 1 IN A YELLOW PAPER.
 DO NOT FORGET TO WRITE YOUR NAME AND SECTION IN YOUR PAPER.
 COMPILE THIS MODULE FOR THIS WILL SERVE AS YOUR REVIEWER.

Brief Introduction

GENRE-CROSSING TEXT

Different genres have different roles. For example, fiction and dramatic genres help students
and writers learn and improve their communication skills. A poetic genre, on the other hand,
enhances imaginative and emotional power of the readers. Non-fictional texts and essays help
readers develop analytical and persuasive capabilities. However, the major function of genre is
to establish a code of behavior between the writers and audience, and keep the readers informed
about the topics discussed or the themes presented.

1. PROSE POETRY
It is defined as a variation of free verse that embodies the contemporary poets’ yearning for a
more flexible medium of expression. It is a hybrid literary form since it utilizes elements and
attributes that are associated with both prose and poetry. Prose poetry shares with prose the
characteristics of being written in sentences and paragraphs. In short, prose poetry is a poetry
that is not composed in verse but contains other poetic qualities like rhythm, figures of speech,
voice and tone as well as mood and atmosphere. Here’s an example of prose poetry.

Feedback
BY MARCUS SLEA SE

I like that antique tea wagon and small television. I like the computer built by your brother. I
like the man in the yellow jacket as the guide. I like free will and predestination and fate. I like
how the mind reaches out to touch, literally, the light of the stars. I like how the reader is
possessed. I like illusions of self that each new self is born into. I like if you love someone set
them on fire. I like how the older lady steals the parking space. I like the sickness of soul. I like
how the reader is also being watched by the narrator. The kangaroo leather documentary in the
pub really pulled me in. The many levels of watching really pulled me in. I like how the narrator
flickers in and out. The last chapter is sharp and honest. The last chapter has many serpents
eating their tails. This builds habits of nature. This builds emotional connection. This embodies
the novel.
2. CONCRETE POETRY
It is a form of poetry that deploys visual and typographical effects, like the shape of words,
letters or symbols as they appear on the page as an image, in addition to or instead of the
usual conventions of versification, like rhyme, meter and stanza divisions. It is also known as
SHAPED VERSE, VISUAL POETRY OR PATTERNED POETRY.

Here are some examples of concrete poetry.

Example 2:

Example 1:

PERFORMANCE POETRY

This is a post-modern art form, a hybrid genre

that combines literary and dramatic elements. The
performance poetry utilizes the theatrical stage as if it
were the printed page. Performance poetry as a literary
cum dramatic movement is also known as SPOKEN
WORD OR POETRY SLAM.

The important thing to remember is the actual face to

face encounter between the poet-performer and his or
her audience, the reactions evoked by their direct
encounter with one another, and the resulting
immediate community-building, which does not occur in traditional print-based poetry.

Examples:

When Love Arrives by Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye

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Simile by Trevor Viloria

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 Activities

ACTIVITY 1 (CONCRETE POETRY)

Craft your own concrete poetry/shape poetry using societal issues as your general theme.
Consider the rubric below in your performance task.

10 8 6 4
Sensory All applicable senses Most applicable Some applicable senses Few applicable senses
Language are used. senses are used. are used. are used.
Word Choice The choice of words The choice of words The choice of words used The choice of words
used throughout the used throughout the throughout the poem used throughout the
poem helps the reader poem usually helps sometimes helps the poem do not help the
feel like he or she is the reader feel like he reader feel like he or she reader to feel like he
experiencing what the or she is is experiencing what the or she is experiencing
author is experiencing. experiencing what author is experiencing. what the author is
the author is experiencing.
experiencing.
Neatness and Writer's final product is Writer's print is Writer's print is a Writer's print is not
Legibility neat, clean, and readable. The somewhat unreadable. easily readable.
readable. Illustrations illustrations show Illustrations show some Illustrations show no
show excellent effort effort and connect effort and somewhat effort and does not
and connect with the with the poem. connect with the poem. connect with the
poem. poem.

ACTIVITY 2 (PERFORMANCE POETRY)

Compose your own HUGOT POEM of at least 5 to 10 stanzas. After finalizing your poem, start
reciting your poem in front of the mirror before taking a final video to be sent to your teacher
(messenger: Hanna Maca | email: hamacalintal@[Link]). Consider the rubric below in
your performance task.

10 8 6 4
Vocal Highly effective and Effective and Moderately effective and Not effective; more
Intonation & expressive expressive intonation expressive intonation used practice with intonation
Expression intonation used to used to reinforce with room for is strongly
reinforce change in change in mood, voice, improvement and practice. recommended.
mood, voice, setting, setting, and/or
and/or characterization.
characterization.
Language Highly effective use Effective use of Moderately effective use of Little use of vocabulary
Used of strong vocabulary vocabulary as it vocabulary as it relates to as it relates to the
as it relates to the relates to the the storyline, with room storyline. No words were
storyline. Some storyline. Some words for more word taken from the
words were taken were taken from the incorporation. A few words vocabulary journal.
from the vocabulary vocabulary journal. were taken from the Room for more word
journal vocabulary journal. incorporation.

Volume Highly appropriate Appropriate volume Volume not used Volume used is not
(Loudness) audience volume used when speaking effectively. More practice is appropriate for
used when speaking and performing, with recommended. audience. More practice
and performing. a little room for when speaking and
improvement. performing
is highly recommended.
Audience Appropriate Appropriate audience A little more practice in A lot more practice in
Address audience address address; audience voice, intonation, voice, intonation,
with a high may be engaged and language, and volume is language, and volume is
likelihood to engage entertained. recommended to engage recommended to engage
and entertain. and entertain the and entertain the
audience. audience.