Categories of Poetry

2.  The language of poetry is quite
different from the language of prose
(fiction and drama).
 Poetry uses a more intensified, focused,
and intricate language than prose.

3. 1. Poetry attempts to achieve beauty.
2. Poetry is imaginative, or makes use of the
strength of imagination.
3. Poetry is musical, melodic, and rhythmical.
4. Poetry makes use of language that is
metaphorical or symbolic, not direct.
5. Poetry is more concentrated than prose.
6. Poetry makes use of brevity and
conciseness.

4.  Narrative Poems tell stories. They
may be short and simple. Others are
long and complex.
 Dramatic Poems employ dramatic
form or elements of dramatic
technique such as dialogue or
characters, instead of just a single
speaker or persona.

5.  Lyric Poems are brief in structure and
subjective in expressing the thoughts and
emotions of the persona, the speaker of the
poem. Originally written to be sung to the
accompaniment of a lyre, the words in these
poems could be lyrics which are strongly
melodic. Songs, sonnets, haikus, odes,
elegies, and pastoral poems are exmples of
this.

6. 1. Imagery. The use of images is a constant in
poetry. It is the literal representation of an
experience or object that is perceived through the
senses.
2. Figurative Language. Figures of speech are
devices that help beautify or make the language
more poetic than it already is. The most
commonly used figures of speech are simile,
metaphor, personification, and onomatopoeia.

7.  Sound. Poetry is as much an oral as it is a
visual; therefore, it is more to be recited and
read aloud. Poetry dates back to the ancient
times when chants were ritualized.
 Persona. The speaker of the poem is nor
necessarily the poet. In many cases, poets
create a persona (a word that comes from
Latin which means “mask”) who speaks the
poem in the first person. Since a poem does
not have characters, it is the persona and his
or her perspective where we are able to
perceive his or her experience.

8. Two kids are outside the house. Kid
A is reading a book and does not
want to be disturbed. Kid B, on the
other hand, wants to ride a bicycle
and catch butterflies. Kid B
persuades Kid A to do the same but
Kid A wants to finish reading the
story.

9. 1. Study the situation above. Try to imagine and visualize
the situation.
2. You have the option to submit a draft story, a draft play,
or a draft poem based on the situation. Your choice will
depend on your strength as a writer.
3. Fiction: if you are submitting a draft story, write a
paragraph describing the setting of the story and the
two characters. Be aware of the details of storytelling.
4. Play: If you plan to submit a draft play, write a half-
page dialogue of the two characters. Make sure that the
two characters have different personalities which are
revealed through their dialogues.
5. Poem: if you a re planning to submit a poem, write one
with six to eight lines addressing the difference
between the two kids and their preferences. Use images
and figurative language.