2. As the world progresses,
the world of literature and
creative writing also
progresses.
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3. Modern-day creative writers
have decided to experiment
with poetry. This act has
enabled the newest
generation, Gen Z, to
appreciate fresh and original
ways of writing poems.
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4. Literature has greatly
evolved because of them,
and once again, the
gateway of literary
appreciation welcomes a
new set of people who
preserves this art form.
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5. Truly, there are a lot of
innovative techniques in
poetry writing. This
lesson will let you
discover some of them.
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6. 1. Your teacher should require you and your
classmates to create a dummy account on a
specified social media platform. You should not
reveal your identity to anyone or give hints to your
classmates that they own the dummy account
using an obvious profile name that might reveal
your identity.
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7. 2. Your teacher should also create an account for
this activity. It is up to the class if you want to
delete the accounts after the activity. However,
your teacher may also require you not to delete
it for future purposes.
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8. 3. Next, follow your teacher’s account. To also
follow your classmates, follow the people who
follow your teacher’s account.
4. Then, using your dummy account, post a brief
poem of 140 characters or less. Use images,
figures of speech, and other literary devices that
might enhance the quality of the poem.
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9. 5. With your participation, your teacher will assess
the created poems. You may “like” or repost the
poems that catch your attention, though you or
your classmates will not be graded based on the
number of likes and reposts your poems have
received.
6. Finally, prepare to share with the class the poem
that you liked the most.
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2. WHAT IS INTERESTING ABOUT USING A
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM TO WRITE
IMAGINATIVELY?
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3. DO YOU THINK THAT THE PLATFORM YOU
USED IS A GOOD PLATFORM TO SHARE
YOUR POEMS? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.
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What are some of the innovative features of poetry
writing? How can we use them to create a fresh
and original poem?
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INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES IN WRITING POETRY
Art is constantly changing. These
dramatic changes have led to the
discovery of new techniques in
writing poetry to fit into the ways
that the people of this generation
express themselves.
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INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES IN WRITING POETRY
This type of poetry comes from
the words that are borrowed from
nonpoetic sources, such as
newspapers, magazines, and
other literary texts.
Found Poetry
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INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES IN WRITING POETRY
Blackout poetry is created by
using a thick black marker to
redact words from the source text
while leaving chosen words
unshaded.
Found Poetry
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INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES IN WRITING POETRY
Erasure poetry is created by
using an erasing tool to redact
words from the source text.
Found Poetry
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What is the difference between a blackout poem
and an erasure poem?
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INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES IN WRITING POETRY
This is a new type of poetry
characterized by its shortness.
The poem you created earlier was
a micropoem.
Micropoetry
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INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES IN WRITING POETRY
Slam poetry is a new type of
performance-based poetry that
involves competition. Without the
presence of competition, it is known
as spoken word poetry.
Slam Poetry and Spoken Word
Poetry
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INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES IN WRITING POETRY
After writing the poem, the poet
has the opportunity to read it in
front of an audience in an event
called poetry slam, or simply
slam.
Slam Poetry and Spoken
Word Poetry
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What are the things that a poet should consider in
performing at a poetry slam?
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INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES IN WRITING POETRY
This is a new type of poetry that combines the ways to
create prose and poetry. It is poetry because it contains the
lyrical and metric elements of a poem while borrowing some
of the characteristics of a prose, such as the absence of line
breaks.
Prose Poetry
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Try to write a prose poem by reminiscing about
the past. Try to recall a moment when something
small but sufficiently great happened to you.
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INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES IN WRITING POETRY
● Fib
○ a six-line poem that is derived from the mathematical
concept known as the Fibonacci sequence
● Bop
○ a three-stanza poem that presents, expands, and
provides a solution to a problem
Other Innovative Forms of Poetry
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INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES IN WRITING POETRY
● Blitz
○ a 50-line poem that contains short but concrete phrases
○ The content of each line is determined by the words
that appeared on the previous lines.
Other Innovative Forms of Poetry
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INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES IN WRITING POETRY
● Lune
○ a three-line poem that is known as the American haiku
Other Innovative Forms of Poetry
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INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES IN WRITING POETRY
● Hay(na)ku
○ a poem of six syllables, in three lines of one, two, and
three
● Triversen
○ a six-stanza poem
○ Each stanza is a sentence that is divided into three
lines. Each line should have two to four sets of poetic
feet.
Other Innovative Forms of Poetry
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INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES IN WRITING POETRY
● Monotetra
○ a poem written in quatrains
○ Each stanza is a monorhyme, and each line is written
in tetrameter.
Other Innovative Forms of Poetry
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INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES IN WRITING POETRY
● Sevenling
○ a poem with three stanzas
○ Each of the first two stanzas contain three lines. The
third stanza is a single line that acts as a summary of
the poem.
Other Innovative Forms of Poetry
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What sets the innovative forms of poetry apart
from more traditional forms of poetry?
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BRING ME. PROVIDE A SELFIE IF THE STATEMENT
IS TRUE; IF NOT, PROVIDE A WACKY PICTURE OF
YOUR BEST FRIEND.
1. A SLAM POEM IS A SPOKEN WORD POEM.
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BRING ME. PROVIDE A SELFIE IF THE STATEMENT
IS TRUE; IF NOT, PROVIDE A WACKY PICTURE OF
YOUR BEST FRIEND.
2. AN ERASURE POEM IS A FOUND POEM.
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BRING ME. PROVIDE A SELFIE IF THE STATEMENT
IS TRUE; IF NOT, PROVIDE A WACKY PICTURE OF
YOUR BEST FRIEND.
3. THE LAST STANZA IN A SEVENLING IS A
THREE-LINE POEM THAT HIGHLIGHTS ITS
THEME.
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BRING ME. PROVIDE A SELFIE IF THE STATEMENT
IS TRUE; IF NOT, PROVIDE A WACKY PICTURE OF
YOUR BEST FRIEND.
4. MICROPOETRY TYPICALLY EXCEEDS THE
AVERAGE LENGTH OF A SOCIAL MEDIA POST.
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BRING ME. PROVIDE A SELFIE IF THE STATEMENT
IS TRUE; IF NOT, PROVIDE A WACKY PICTURE OF
YOUR BEST FRIEND.
5. A TRIVERSEN IS A THREE-STANZA POEM THAT
CAN BE WRITTEN IN IAMBIC TETRAMETER.
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● Found poetry is a new type of poetry that comes from
the words that are borrowed, or found, in nonpoetic
sources, such as newspapers, magazines, product
labels, shopping lists, and other literary texts. Blackout
poetry and erasure poetry are two of the most
prominent types of found poetry.
● Micropoetry is a new type of poetry that is
characterized by its shortness. Poetry on social media
platforms are mostly micropoetry.
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● Slam poetry is a new type of performance-based
poetry that involves competition. After writing the
poem, the poet has the opportunity to read it in front of
an audience in an event called poetry slam, or simply
slam. Without the presence of competition, it is known
as spoken word poetry.
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● Prose poetry is a new type of poetry that combines
the ways to create a prose and poetry. It is poetry
because it contains the lyrical and metric elements of
a poem while borrowing some of the characteristics of
a prose, such as the absence of line breaks.
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● Other unique, fun, and interesting ways of creating
poetry exist outside the boundaries of found poetry,
prose poetry, micropoetry, and slam poetry. Examples
of them are fib, bop, blitz, lune, hay(na)ku,
triversen, monotetra, and sevenling.
