Creative writing 5

1. ELEMENTS OF POETRY

2. When we are at the height
of our emotions, we feel
motivated to read and
write poetry. Many of us
are guilty of being
affected by poetry and
using it as a means to
express our feelings.
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3. William Wordsworth, a
famous romantic poet, in his
popular ‘Preface’ to the
Lyrical Ballads, writes,
“Poetry is the spontaneous
overflow of powerful
feelings; it takes its origin
from emotion recollected by
tranquility.”
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4. 1. The table below shows excerpts from famous literary
texts. You need to tell whether each of them is from
a poem or not. Answer P (poem) if the excerpt is
extracted from a poem; otherwise, NP if (not
poem).
1. After determining the nature of each excerpt,
please answer the questions that follow.
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POEM FEVER!

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POEM FEVER!
Literary
Text
Excerpt P/NP
1. For
Annie
There once was a loony old goat.
Who wanted to sail on a boat.
Across the seven seas.
With a crew of trained fleas

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POEM FEVER!
Literary
Text
Excerpt P/NP
2. Madame
Bovary
We were in class when the head-
master came in, followed by a “new
fellow,” not wearing the school uniform,
and a school servant carrying a large
desk. Those who had been asleep
woke up, and every one rose as if just
surprised at his work.

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POEM FEVER!
Literary
Text
Excerpt P/NP
3. Poor
little
heart!
Red was a rooster in his prime
His crowing was loud and on time.
But then he lost his voice
And now he has no choice

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POEM FEVER!
Literary
Text
Excerpt P/NP
4. The
Undertak
ing
I have done one braver thing
Then all the Worthies did,
And yet a braver thence doth spring,
Which is, to keepe that hid.

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POEM FEVER!
Literary
Text
Excerpt P/NP
5. The Jewel
of Seven
Stars
It all seemed so real that I could hardly
imagine that it had ever occurred before;
and yet each episode came, not as a
fresh step in the logic of things, but as
something expected. It is in such a wise
that memory plays its pranks for good or
ill...

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1. HOW DID YOU IDENTIFY WHETHER OR NOT
THE EXCERPT IS A POEM?
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WHAT IS POETRY?
Poetry is an imaginative, significant, sensuous, and impassioned
rhythmic work of art. It may be spoken (or sung) or written. It may be
conventional or unconventional.

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WHAT IS POETRY?
Poetry imitates and interpret the
real world (mimesis).
 Derived from the Ancient Greek
word meaning “imitation” or
representation.
The Nature of Poetry Writing

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WHAT IS POETRY?
Poetry makes the familiar strange
(defamiliarization).
Victor Shklovsky introduced the
concept of defamiliarization in “Art
as Technique”.
The Nature of Poetry Writing

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WHAT IS POETRY?
Poetry expresses the thoughts
and feelings of the poet through
images (emotional expression).
The Nature of Poetry Writing

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WHAT IS POETRY?
Poetry utilizes figures of speech
(figurative language).
The Nature of Poetry Writing

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WHAT IS POETRY?
Poetry separates itself from prose
(poetic form).
The Nature of Poetry Writing

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WHAT IS POETRY?
Poetry describes anything through
proper choice of words (poetic
description).
The Nature of Poetry Writing

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THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
Structure of Poetry
Verse
● a unit of poetry similar to a line or stanza
● It may also refer to the whole poem. In this sub-lesson,
we will stick to its first definition. The number of lines
within a stanza and the number of stanzas in a poem
are known as the vertical measure.

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THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
Structure of Poetry
Meter
● a unit of poetry that refers to the number of syllables in a
line

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Structure of Poetry
Table 1. Common types of metrical foot in English poetry
Type of Meter Example
iamb Is a metrical foot of poetry
consisting of two syllables –
an unstressed syllable
followed by a stressed
syllable, pronounced duh-
DUH.
Example deSTROY, deLAY, eQUATE

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Structure of Poetry
Table 1. Common types of metrical foot in English poetry
Type of Meter Example
anapest Is a three-syllable metrical
pattern in poetry in which two
unstressed syllables are
followed by stressed syllable.
Example manneQUIN, promiNENT

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Structure of Poetry
Table 1. Common types of metrical foot in English poetry
Type of Meter Example
trochee Is a two-syllable metrical
pattern in poetry in which a
stressed syllable is followed
by an unstressed syllable
Example GARden, HIGHway, TIger

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Structure of Poetry
Table 1. Common types of metrical foot in English poetry
Type of Meter Example
dactyl A metrical foot consisting of
one stressed syllable
followed by two unstressed
syllables.
Example TYpical, HOSpital

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THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
Structure of Poetry
Table 2. Numbers of metrical feet within a line
Metrical Foot Definition
monometer a one-foot line
dimeter a two-feet line
trimeter a three-feet line
tetrameter a four-feet line

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THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
Structure of Poetry
Table 2. Numbers of metrical feet within a line
Metrical Foot Definition
pentameter a five-feet line
hexameter a six-feet line
heptameter a seven-feet line
octameter an eight -feet line

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THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
Structure of Poetry
Rhyme
● words that have the same or
approximately the same final
sounds
● A rhyme scheme or rhyme
pattern is present if a set of
rhyming words are in the poem.

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THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
Structure of Poetry
Line break
● the exact point where the poet decides to end one line in a
poem and start with another
● There are two types of line breaks: the end-stopped line
and the enjambment. An end-stopped line is a line that
ends the sentence or the clause in a poem while an
enjambment is a line that has an incomplete sentence or
clause.

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THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
Lyric poetry is a type of subjective
and formal poetry originally
accompanied by a lyre.
 Short
 Usually in 1st person point of
view
 Expresses emotion or describe
a scene
 No syllable requirements
Types of Poetry

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THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
Narrative poetry is type of
poetry that tells a story.
 Has same elements of a
story
 Often has cause and effect
and comparing and
contrasting relationships.
Types of Poetry

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THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
Dramatic poetry. A type of
emotional poetry that is created to
be spoken or acted. It tells a story,
like narrative poetry.
 Poetry in which one or more characters
speak.
 Allows the writer to reveal characters
directly through dialogue just a
playwright does.
Types of Poetry

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THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
Connotation is the idea or feeling that we associate with a
word, which is distinguishable from its dictionary meaning.
● private or personal connotations (the product of
someone’s own life experiences)
● national, racial, or linguistic connotations
(understood by a group of people)
● universal or general connotations (known by all
people)

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THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
Connotation in Poetry
Example:
snake
● denotation: a type of
reptile
● connotation: a traitor

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THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
Forms of Poetry (According to Rhyme Scheme)
● Monorhyme (AAAA) is a type of poetry in which the
lines in a stanza end with words that have the same
final sounds.
Example: Star light, star Bright, A
first star I see tonight. A
I wish I may, I wish I might, A
Have this wish I wish tonight A

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THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
Forms of Poetry (According to Rhyme Scheme)
● Alternate Rhyme (ABAB) is a type of poetry in which
the lines in a stanza follow an alternating rhyming
pattern.
Example: The people along the sand A
All turn and look one way. B
They turn their back on the land. A
They look at the sea all day. B

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THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
Forms of Poetry (According to Rhyme Scheme)
● Unbound or Ballad Quatrain (ABAC/ABCB) is a type
of poetry that has four lines, with varied rhyme
schemes.
Example: At length did cross an Albatross, A
Through the fog it came; B
As if it had been a Christian soul, C
We hailed it in God’s name. B

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THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
Forms of Poetry (According to Rhyme Scheme)
● Double Couplet (AABB) is a type of poetry that has four
lines in which the first and the second lines have terminal
words with similar final sounds.
Example: The time you won your town the race A
We chaired you through the market-place; A
Man and boy stood cheering by, B
And home we brought you shoulder-high. B

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Forms of Poetry (According to Length)
● Couplet refers to a pair of successive lines in poetry,
or poetry that has two lines.
Example.
I think that I shall never see A
A poem is lovely as a tree. A
A tree that looks at God all day, B
And lifts her leafy arms to pray. B

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Forms of Poetry (According to Length)
● Tercet is a poem, or set of three lines in a stanza.
Usually rhymes.Lines 1 and 2 can rhyme; lines 1 and 3
can rhyme; sometimes all 3 lines rhyme.
AAB, ABA, AAA and so on.
Example:
How thin and sharp is the moon tonight! A
How thin and sharp and ghostly white. A
Is the slim curved crook of the moon tonight! A

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Forms of Poetry (According to Length)
● Quatrain is a set of four lines in a stanza, or a type of
poetry that has four lines.
Example:
He gives his harness bells a shake A
To ask if there’s some mistake. A
The only other sound’s the sweep B
Of easy wind and downy flake. A

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Forms of Poetry (According to Length)
● Quintet is a set of five lines in a stanza, or a type of
poetry that has five lines.
Example:
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood. A
And sorry I could not travel both B
And be one traveler, long I stood A
And looked down one as far as I could A
To where it bent in the undergrowth; B

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Forms of Poetry (According to Length)
● Sestet refers to a set of six lines in a stanza, or a type
of poetry that has six lines.
● Octave refers to a set of eight lines in a stanza, or a
type of poetry that has eight lines.

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THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
Ballad is a type of poetry that
narrates a story.
The Traditional Types of
Poetry

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THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
Haiku is a type of poetry that
consists of three lines with a
syllable count of 5-7-5.
The Traditional Types of
Poetry

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THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
The Traditional Types of Poetry
● Limerick refers to a five-line poetry that is usually
amusing and cheeky. It follows the AABBA rhyming
pattern.
● Sestina refers to a type of poetry that consists of six
stanzas followed by an envoi, or a short concluding
stanza.

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THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
Sonnet is a type of poetry that has
fourteen lines.
The Traditional Types of
Poetry

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THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
The Traditional Types of Poetry
● Terza Rima is a type of poetry that is composed of a
set of interdependent three lines wether as a stanza or
as a poem.
● Villanelle is a type of poetry that is composed of five
stanzas, each having three lines, followed by a sixth
stanza that contains four lines.

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THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
Blank Verse
A blank verse is a type of unconventional poem that consists
of lines that do not rhyme with each other. However, it follows
a definite meter.

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THE ELEMENTS OF POETRY
Free Verse
A free verse is a type of unconventional poem that is free of
rhyme and meter.

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ANALYZING SELECTED POEMS
Literary texts are always open for analysis and
interpretation. Readers, writers, and literary critics use
different kinds of approaches and theories to help them
understand and appreciate the texts they read.
(Please examine the contents of the study guide for a
detailed analysis of “The Lamb” by William Blake).

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You should gain confidence as you interpret a
poem. Remember that your interpretation is as
valid as other’s interpretation. Also, bear in mind
that the more you become knowledgeable about
poets and poetry, the better you will be able to
analyze poems.

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TRUE OR FALSE. CLAP IF THE STATEMENT IS
TRUE; STOMP IF THE STATEMENT IS FALSE.
1. A DOUBLE COUPLET IS A TYPE OF POETRY
IN WHICH THE LINES IN ITS STANZA
FOLLOW AN ALTERNATING RHYMING
PATTERN.

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TRUE OR FALSE. CLAP IF THE STATEMENT IS
TRUE; STOMP IF THE STATEMENT IS FALSE.
2. A FREE VERSE FOLLOWS A DEFINITE
METER.

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TRUE OR FALSE. CLAP IF THE STATEMENT IS
TRUE; STOMP IF THE STATEMENT IS FALSE.
3. TERZA RIMA IS A TYPE OF POETRY THAT IS
COMPOSED OF A SET OF
INTERDEPENDENT TERCETS.

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TRUE OR FALSE. CLAP IF THE STATEMENT IS
TRUE; STOMP IF THE STATEMENT IS FALSE.
4. A TROCHEE IS A THREE-SYLLABLE
METRICAL FOOT WHICH IS ACCENTED ON
THE THIRD SYLLABLE.

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TRUE OR FALSE. CLAP IF THE STATEMENT IS
TRUE; STOMP IF THE STATEMENT IS FALSE.
5. A COUPLET IS A PAIR OF SUCCESSIVE
LINES IN A POETRY, OR A POETRY WHICH
HAS TWO LINES.

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1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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● Poetry is an imaginative, significant, sensuous,
and impassioned rhythmic work of art that takes
on many forms. It may be spoken (or sung) or
written. It may be conventional or
unconventional.

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● A poem should be able to
○ imitate the real world (mimesis)
○ make the familiar strange (defamiliarization)
○ express through images the thoughts and feelings
of the poet (emotional expression)
○ utilize figures of speech (figurative language)
○ separate itself from prose (poetic form)
○ describe anything through proper choice of words
(poetic description)

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● The elements of poetry are classified according to
their structure, form, and type. With regard to
structure, a creative writer should be familiar with
concepts such as rhyme scheme, poetic meter,
verse, and line break. With regard to its form, he or
she should determine the differences among lyric,
dramatic, and narrative poetry. With regard to a
poem’s type, he or she should choose which among
the many kinds he or she will create. These types of
poetry include haiku, limerick, villanelle, sonnet,
ballad, and others.

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● Literary texts are always open for analysis and
interpretation. Readers, writers, and literary
critics use different kinds of approaches and
theories to help them understand and appreciate
the texts they read.

61. Create a four-paragraph analytical essay about
Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s “If Thou Must Love
Me, Let It Be for Nought.”