The document outlines a lesson on the literary elements and techniques of poetry, aiming for students to identify, analyze, and appreciate poetry. Key topics covered include themes, tones, rhyme schemes, meter, and various poetry genres such as narrative, lyrical, and descriptive poetry. Additionally, it addresses important literary devices like imagery and figurative language that enhance poetic expression.

1. Literary Elements
and Techniques of
Poetry
DONNA ROSE M. CABALLES

2. Lesson
Objectives
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At the end of the period, the
students are expected to:
A. identify the various elements,
techniques, and literary devices
in specific forms of poetry;
B. analyze a poem based on the
elements and literary devices;
and
C. show appreciation of the
importance of the elements and
literary devices by incorporating
them in a poem.

3. Activity 1. It’s in Me
Have you ever recited a poem in your younger
days? Do you still remember the one that you
loved the most? Think of the best poem that you
could recall and accomplish the diagram below.
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4. Activity 1. It’s in Me
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5. “
WHAT’S NEW?
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6. “
WHAT IS IT?
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7. POETRY
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One avenue of creative
writing is poetry.
It is a composition that is
arranged it rhythmic pattern.
It can express thoughts in
briefer way.
It connotes
universal deeper meaning.

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SLIDE TITLE
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Elements
of Poetry
genre
tone
rhyme
rhyme
scheme
line and
meter
theme

9. 1. THEME
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is the summarized statement
which contains the meaning of
the poem
can also be the message of the
poem
Themes can be wonders and
amazements, life and
existence, isolation, self-
discovery, and spirituality.

10. 2. TONE
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describes the attitude or the
mode of the poem
affects the reader’s response
to the poetry
Some poems may have
hilarious, joyful, alert, lively
intriguing, gloomy, broken, or
sad tone.

11. What is the theme and
tone of Desiderata?

12. 3. RHYME
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repetition of similar sounding
words
usually appears at the end of
the lines of a poem
There are types of rhymes:
true rhyme, internal rhyme,
and slant rhyme.

13. 3. RHYME
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A. True Rhyme – occurs when
the words sound same
syllables at the end of
the lines of the poetry.

14. 3. RHYME
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A. True Rhyme
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15. 3. RHYME
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B. Internal Rhyme – unlike the
true rhyme, internal rhyme
happens two
words within the line of poetry
have rhyming sounds.

16. 3. RHYME
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B. Internal Rhyme

17. 3. RHYME
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C. Slant Rhyme - a type of
rhyme where words sound
similar but do not
rhyme exactly.

18. 3. RHYME
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C. Slant Rhyme

19. 4. RHYME
SCHEME
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Rhyme Scheme is the pattern of
rhyme that comes at the end of
each line
in poetry, usually it is represented
or indicated by letters.

20. 4. RHYME
SCHEME
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21. 4. RHYME
SCHEME
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Your turn!

22. 5. LINE AND
METER
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Line refers to the line of words in
the poetry. When the lines are
formed in a unit or a group it is
called stanza.

23. 5. LINE AND
METER
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Forms of stanzas according to the
number of poetic lines:

24. 5. LINE AND
METER
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Meter is the systematic
arrangement of syllables or
accents in the line of
poetry. There varied metrical
patterns: syllabic meter and free
verse are just two of
those.

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Meter
Syllabic
Meter
Tanaga
Haiku
Free
Verse

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METER
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A. Syllabic Meter / Syllabic Verse -
has a fixed number of syllables in
each line, though there may be a
varying number of stresses. In
other words, Syllabic Meter is
determined by the total number
of syllables per line, rather than
the number of stresses.

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METER
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A. Syllabic Meter / Syllabic Verse
a. Tanaga is a type of short
Filipino poem with 4 lines
consisting 7 syllables on each line.

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METER
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A. Syllabic Meter / Syllabic Verse
a. Tanaga

29. 5. LINE AND
METER
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A. Syllabic Meter / Syllabic Verse
b. Haiku is a type of Japanese
poem with 3 lines where the
first and last lines have 5 syllables
and the second line has 5
syllables.

30. 5. LINE AND
METER
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A. Syllabic Meter / Syllabic Verse
b. Haiku

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METER
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B. Free Verse
- has lines that have irregular number of stresses
and syllables

32. GENRES OF
POETRY

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Genres of Poetry
Descriptive Poetry
Didactic
Poem
Narrative Poetry
Epic
Ballad
Lyric Poetry
Elegy
Ode
Sonnet

34. 6. GENRES
OF POETRY
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A. Descriptive Poetry
-is a type of poetry that deals or
focuses on the details of the
subject.
Didactic Poem aims primarily to
teach something, either in terms
of morals or by providing
knowledge of philosophy,
religion, arts, science, or skills.

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OF POETRY
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A. Descriptive Poetry
Didactic Poem Example:

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OF POETRY
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B. Narrative Poetry
- tells a story with a plot,
characters, and a setting.
- It is always told by a narrator.
- This genre could be epic or
ballad.

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OF POETRY
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B. Narrative Poetry
a. Epic
- is a long narrative poem about
the remarkable deed of gods or
heroes.
Examples:
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Bi-ag ni Lam-ang
Iliad

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OF POETRY
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B. Narrative Poetry
a. Epic

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OF POETRY
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B. Narrative Poetry
a. Epic

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OF POETRY
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B. Narrative Poetry
b. Ballad
- a poem like a folk tale which
uses a repeated refrain. This
means that every few stanzas a
portion of the poem is repeated,
much like a song.

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OF POETRY
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B. Narrative Poetry
b. Ballad

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OF POETRY
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B. Narrative Poetry
b. Ballad

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OF POETRY
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C. Lyric Poetry
- is a genre of poetry where the
main feature is the expression of
feelings and thoughts of the poet.
- The common forms of this genre
are elegy, sonnet, and ode.

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OF POETRY
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C. Lyric Poetry
a. Elegy is a poem of mourning or
reflection on the death of an
individual.

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OF POETRY
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C. Lyric Poetry
a. Elegy

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OF POETRY
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C. Lyric Poetry
a. Elegy

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OF POETRY
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C. Lyric Poetry
b. Ode is a serious and thoughtful
type of lyrical poetry, usually with
a formal structure generally seen
to pay homage or tribute to a
thing or person.

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OF POETRY
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C. Lyric Poetry
b. Ode

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OF POETRY
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C. Lyric Poetry
c. Sonnet is a fourteen-line poem
which dealt with the lover’s
suffering and hopes.

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OF POETRY
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C. Lyric Poetry
c. Sonnet

51. Literary
Devices in
Poetry
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Imagery refers to the descriptive
language that are used to appeal to the
human senses: sight (visual imagery),
smell (olfactory imagery), hearing
(auditory imagery), taste (gustatory
imagery), and touch (tactile imagery),
and helps the readers to create clear
mental picture of the scene or subject
being described.

52. Literary Devices
in Poetry

53. Literary
Devices in
Poetry
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Imagery refers to the descriptive
language that are used to appeal to the
human senses: sight (visual imagery),
smell (olfactory imagery), hearing
(auditory imagery), taste (gustatory
imagery), and touch (tactile imagery),
and helps the readers to create clear
mental picture of the scene or subject
being described.

54. Literary
Devices in
Poetry
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Figurative Language (Figure of Speech)
has an important role in literary works.
It primarily works to communicate the
poets’ or writer’s ideas and emotions to
the readers, where it expands reader’s
comprehension beyond the literal
meaning of the lines (or the poem as a
whole).

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