SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Creative Writing
Quarter 1
Module 1 (Weeks 1-8)

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RESOURCE TITLE: Creative Writing
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Quarter 1 – Module 1
Revised Edition, 2022

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 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Creative Writing
Quarter 1
Module 1
Lesson 1
Introduction to Creative
Writing

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Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners, can
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 Thoughts and feelings can be shared in many ways, one of which is through
writing. Writing comes in many forms. Let us see how one differ from another form.
Content Standard:
The learners have an understanding of imagery, diction, figures of speech,
and variations on language.
Performance Standard:
The learners shall be able to produce short paragraphs or vignettes using
imagery, diction, figures of speech, and specific experiences.
Learning Competencies:
Use imagery, diction, figures of speech, and specific experiences to evoke
meaningful responses from readers. (HUMSS_CW/MP11/12-Ia-b-4)

Directions: True or False. Read each statement carefully then on a separate

sheet of paper write Tr if the statement is true and Fa if false.
1. Only smart people can be writers.
2. People use figurative language in their daily life.
3. All writers write the same way.
4. All writers have to edit their work – it’s seldom that a story comes out perfectly
the first time.
5. Imagery includes figurative and metaphorical language to improve the reader’s
experience through their senses.
6. You can’t write without inspiration.
7. Visual imagery describes what we see: comic book images, paintings, or images
directly experienced through the narrator’s eyes.
8. Two figures of speech that involves comparison are simile and metaphor.
9. Litotes is a figure of speech in which the author makes an obvious exaggeration.
10. Knowing the type of figure of speech is more important than understanding the
meaning of the figure of speech.
11. Word choice is a major part of communication.
12. Formal diction is more conversational and often used in narrative literature.
13. A sentence with parallel construction makes your writing effective, classy, and
certain to impress anyone who reads your stuff.
14. The sentence below has a parallel structure:
Olympic athletes usually like to practice, compete, and eat ice cream sandwiches.
15. Parallelism examples cannot be found in ordinary conversations.

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 Lesson Introduction to Creative Writing
1
Writing is a complicated process. There are various forms of writing depending
on the purpose and content.
“Creative writing is a kind of writing that uses language in imaginative and
bold ways. Its purpose is to express thoughts, feelings and emotions rather than to
simply convey information.”
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction
that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and
technical forms of literature.

Activity 1.
Directions: Venn Diagram. Compare and contrast Creative Writing and
Technical Writing using a Venn Diagram.

Creative Writing Technical Writing

Notes to the Teacher

This lesson will help the learners understand the nature of Creative
Writing thus will be able to distinguish between Creative Writing and
Technical Writing.

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 Activity 2
Directions: Determine what sensory image is used in each sentence. On a
separate sheet of paper, write A if sight, B if smell, C if sound, D if taste, and E if
touch.
1. The aroma of cookies wafted from the kitchen to the living room, causing
my stomach to rumble.
2. The chirping of birds heralded spring.
3. The beacons of moonlight bathed the room in ethereal light.
4. As he bit into the crispy fried chicken, a variety of spices danced upon his
tongue.
5. The wild gusts of cold wind pierced her body.
6. Then the tic tac tic tac of the clock at 12 midnight created an eerie feeling
through the night.
7. It was almost midnight and from afar the melody of a sad refrain kept
playing.
8. Wendell ran faster as whiffs of smoke emerged from the kitchen.
9. Excitedly, Angel lifted from the box the big, red-haired, cuddly teddy bear.
10. Art had to stop as the strong breeze continue to hit causing the tree
branches to sway.

Creative Writing vs. Technical Writing

Creative writing and technical writing can be differentiated from each
other by looking at their traits. The difference is that, creative writing is written to
capture attention, to entertain and to arouse a certain feeling in a reader, whereas
technical writing is to educate the audience with the factual information and is
presented in a logical manner.

Types of Creative Writing

1. Journals – can be a gratitude journal, a dream journal, or a goals journal.
2. Diaries – where one can write down the events of the day, resulting in a
chronicle of life.
3. Essay – include personal essays, descriptive essays, and persuasive
essays.
4. Fiction – prose fiction, or narrative fiction, includes novels, short stories,
myths, parables, romances, and epics.
5. Poetry – form of writing which relies heavily on imagery, figurative
language, and sound.
6. Memoir – personal account or story with narrow themes and specific
topics.
7. Vignette – a brief evocative description, account, or episode.
8. Song Lyrics – are a fun and creative way to merge the craft of writing with
the art of music
9. Drama – literary work which is deigned to be performed by artist
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 10. Blog – a piece of technology that displays content on the web or an
electronic device
11. Creative Nonfiction – fiction that contains imaginary situation and
characters that are very similar to real life.

Characteristics of a Well-Crafted Writing

A. IMAGERY
The word “imagery” is associated with mental pictures. However, this idea is
but partially correct. Imagery, to be realistic, turns out to be more complex than
just a picture.
Example:
It was dark and dim in the forest.
The words “dark” and “dim” are visual images.
The children were screaming and shouting in the fields.
“Screaming” and “shouting” appeal to our sense of hearing, or auditory
sense.
He whiffed the aroma of brewed coffee.
“Whiff” and “aroma” evoke our sense of smell, or olfactory sense.
The girl ran her hands on a soft satin fabric.
The idea of “soft” in this example appeals to our sense of touch, or tactile
sense.
The fresh and juicy orange is very cold and sweet.
“Juicy” and “sweet” – when associated with oranges – have an effect on our
sense of taste, or gustatory sense.
B. FIGURES OF SPEECH
Figure of speech, any intentional deviation from literal statement or common
usage that emphasizes, clarifies, or embellishes both written and spoken language.
1. simile - a comparison, usually indicated by “like” or “as”.
Example: The workers move like a turtle.
2. metaphor – comparison between two unlike things or ideas
Example: Cinderella‘s stepmother has a heart of stone.
3. personification - speaking of an abstract quality or inanimate object as if
it were a person
Example: Money talks.
The tree dances as the wind blows.
4. onomatopoeia – formation of a word from a sound that is associated with
what is named.
Example: Boom! Hush…
5. metonymy - using the name of one thing for another closely related to it.
Example: How would the Pentagon react?
4. Synecdoche - use of a part to imply the whole, in expressions such as
“brass” for high-ranking military officers or “hard hats” for construction
workers.
5. hyperbole - deliberate exaggeration for the sake of effect.
Example: I’m so mad I could chew nails.
6. litotes - an emphasis by negation
Example: It’s no fun to be sick.

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 C. PARALLELISM
Parallelism is the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically
the same; or similar in their construction, sound, meaning, or meter. Parallelism
examples are found in literary works as well as in ordinary conversations.
Examples:
Like father, like son.
Easy come, easy go.
Flying is fast, comfortable, and safe.
D. DICTION
Diction can be defined as style of speaking or writing, determined by the
choice of words by a speaker or a writer. Diction, or choice of words, often
separates good writing from bad writing.

Types of Diction:
1. Formal diction – formal words are used in formal situations, such as press
conferences and presentations.
2. Informal diction – uses informal words and conversation, such as writing
or talking to friends.
3. Colloquial diction – uses words common in everyday speech, which may
be different in different regions or communities.
4. Slang diction – is the use of words that are newly coined, or even impolite.

E. DENOTATION AND CONNOTATION

Denotation – literal or explicit meaning
Connotation – emotional and imaginative meaning

Activity 3: Figure it Out

Directions: Determine the figure of speech used in each sentence by writing
your answer another sheet of paper.
1. The Senior High School students listened to the speaker’s interesting speech as
quietly as mice.
2. Mother was boiling mad when she saw the mess in the kitchen.
3. The wind whispered gently to my ears as I stroll along the beach.
4. Bang! The gunshot was heard from a distance.
5. We were startled by the loud thud at the door.
6. Words are daggers when spoken at the height of anger.
7. His voice is music to my ears.
8. Art went out to check the new wheels bought by his son.
9.He stays out late at night everyday earning his bread and butter.
10. I heard the last pizza slice calling my name.

Activity 4.
Directions: On a separate sheet of paper, write sentences using the different
types of imagery.
1. Gustatory imagery ______________________________________________________
2. Olfactory imagery - _______________________________________________________
3. Auditory imagery - _______________________________________________________
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4. Tactile imagery - _________________________________________________________
5. Visual imagery - _________________________________________________________

Activity 5.
Directions: On a separate sheet of paper, write a descriptive sentence for
each given idea.
Example:
a. weather: My best friend got married on a bright, sunny day in May.

1. car 6. freedom
2. family 7. sports
3. Sunday afternoon 8. Baguio
4. playing mobile games 9. growing old
5. reading 10. childhood memories

Activity 6: Take us there! Recall moments worthy of writing about. Try to

focus on positive, funny moments, or any memories you are prepared to share. Once
you have a list of possible moments to write about, choose one and focus on the
sensory details of the moment. You have to take your reader there. What are you
seeing, hearing, smelling, etc. in that moment? Write them down on a sheet of paper.

Activity 7: Writing may be a complicated task for some people because it requires
sharing feelings, ideas or experiences. But for an aspiring writer, it is an enjoyable
task. How do you consider writing? Write your thoughts on this on a separate sheet
of paper.

Directions: On a separate sheet of paper, choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. A figure of speech is _____________.
A. something only writers use B. a non-literal way of saying something
C. a familiar expression D. what the author literally means

2. It was a rainy morning, and very damp. I had seen the damp lying on the outside
of my little window… Now, I saw the damp lying on the bare hedges and spare grass…
On every rail and gate, wet lay clammy; and the marsh-mist was so thick, that the
wooden finger on the post directing people to our village-a direction which they never
accepted, for they never came there-was invisible to me until I was quite close under
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it. What imagery does Charles Dickens use in this extract from his novel, ‘Great
Expectations’?
A. Taste and touch B. Sound and taste
C. Sight and touch D. Sight and sound

3. The night was black as ever, but bright stars lit up the sky in beautiful and varied
constellations which were sprinkled across the astronomical landscape.
A. Auditory imagery B. Tactile imagery
C. Visual imagery D. Gustatory imagery

4. As well as using images drawn from the five senses, imagery also includes
figurative language. Which of the following is NOT an example of figurative language?
A. Metaphor B. Narrative
C. Simile D. Personification

5. 'He was not interested in the snow. When he got off the freight, one early evening
during the depression, Sargeant never even noticed the snow. But he must have felt
it seeping down his neck, cold, wet, sopping in his shoes.' - What imagery does
Langston Hughes use in this excerpt from his short story, 'On the Road'?
A. Visual imagery B. Auditory imagery
C. A simile imagery D. Tactile (touch) imagery

6. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was
the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it
was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it
was the winter of despair.” What does the opening passage of Charles Dickens’ “A
Tale of Two Cities” shows?
A. simile B. diction
C. onomatopoeia D. parallelism

7. Which word has a positive connotation?

A. aroma B. anxious
C. blunt D. dumb

8. Which phrase has a negative connotation?

A. a thrifty woman B. a stingy woman
C. a mature woman D. an economical woman

9. What does "diction" refer to?

A. the author’s word choice
B. set of rules in using words
C. a statement of the exact meaning of a word
D. the whole system and structure of a language

10. Which of the following is written in a formal diction?

A. The student spoke to his teacher in a low voice so others could not hear.
B. Put your money where your mouth is.
C. “Dude, chill,” Adam said placing his hand on his shoulder.
D. I’m so excited to see the finish product of my DIY garden
11. What is the definition of the word “denotation"?
A. nearly the same meaning of the word B. the literal meaning
C. an opposite meaning D. the imaginative meaning

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12. Which of the following statements is false?
A. Creative writing allows the writer to dig deeper into his imagination to bring
out what he desires to write about.
B. Writers must be familiar with the fundamental techniques of writing.
C. Writing can be a venue for individuals to present their views freely.
D. Work of a good writers doesn’t need to be proofread.

13. It has a specific form, sometimes rhyme and meter. What type of writing has
these unique characteristics?
A. Journal B. Vignette
C. Poetry D. Novel

14. If one is a good writer, what must he bear in mind?

A. No one will read my writing, so why do I have to write?
B. I need to wait for a good topic to write on.
C. I’m embarrassed every time I commit mistakes in grammar and spelling.
D. I write because I want to share what I feel and think.

15. It is performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative

modes of production and a collective form of reception.
A. Drama B. Poem
C. Memoir D. Novel

Activity 8: Imagine this.

Directions: Use the words given for each number to craft sentences that create vivid
mental images to the readers. Write your sentences on a separate sheet of paper.
1. dark-raining-car accident________________________________________________
2. morning-breakfast-coffee_________________________________________________
3. playground-kids-balloons________________________________________________
4. red-sports car-road _____________________________________________________
5. flowers-bride-music _____________________________________________________
6. frogs-garden-pond _______________________________________________________
7. paper-pen-memories _____________________________________________________
8. clown-party-kids_________________________________________________________
9. old couple-rocking chair-death ___________________________________________
10. pink-dress-mud _______________________________________________________

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What I know Activity 1: answers may vary Activity 4:
1. Fa Activity 2: answers may vary
2. Tr 1. B Activity 5:
3. Fa 2. C answers may vary
4. Tr 3. A Activity 6:
5. Tr 4. D answers may vary
6. Fa 5. E Activity 7:
7. Tr 6. C answers may vary
8. Tr 7. C Assessment:
9. Fa 8. B 1. B 9. D
10. Fa 9. A 2. C 10. A
11. T 10. A 3. C 11. B
12. F Activity 3: 4. B 12. B
13. T 1. Simile 5. D 13. C
14. F 2. Metaphor 6. D 14. D
15. F 3. Personification 7. A 15. A
4. Onomatopoeia 8. B
5. Onomatopoeia Activity 8:
6. Metaphor answers may vary
7. Metaphor
8. Synecdoche
9. Synecdoche
10. Personification
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Solmerano E., Ondevilla M., Chancoco J., Garcia M., Palencia M. Creative Writing.
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 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Creative Writing
Quarter 1
Module 1
Lesson 2
Poetry

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 Expressing emotion seems to be easy to some while difficult to others. One of
the many ways to do so is by writing and it comes in many forms. Poetry is a special
kind of writing, it bursts out from the deepest feelings of the writer and immensely
affects the target reader. Knowing its features and unique forms will guide even the
neophytes.

Content Standard:
The learners have an understanding of poetry as a genre and how to analyze
its elements and techniques.
Performance Standard:
The learners shall be able to produce a short, well-crafted poem.
Learning Competencies:
➢ Identify the various elements, techniques, and literary devices in specific
forms of poetry HUMSS_CW/MP11/12cf-6
➢ Write a short poem applying the various elements and literary devices
exploring innovative techniques HUMSS_CW/MP11/12cf-10

FACT OR FAKE.
Directions: Put a check ( ) mark if the statement is a fact and cross ( ) if fake.
1. Mood is the feeling that a poem creates for the reader.
2. Imagery describes something as larger or wildly different than it actually is.
3. A group of lines in poetry that give poems structure is called stanza.
4. The following is an example of descriptive poetry.
The earrings are black pearls with silver backs
I found them in a letter from a friend
- Missmiacate
5. Two lines of poetry is called octet.
6. Rhyme is a beat pattern in poetry.
7. The structure of poetry is composed of lines and stanzas.
8. Mood is the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry.

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9. The rhyme scheme of this quatrain is AAAA.
I want to come out and play.
I think that I could play all day.
So, my friend, what do you say?
Will you come outside and play?

10. Haiku is a type of poem originated in China. It has three unrhymed lines
(tercet) and the lines have a pattern of 5-7-5 syllables.
11. Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry.
12. Rhyme and scheme means that you have the same sounds at the end of poetry
lines.
13. All poems must rhyme.
14. BANG!, is an example of onomatopoeia
15. The word humble best characterizes the young people in the poem below.
In Flanders there was once a company
Of youngsters wedded to such sin and folly
As gaming, dicing, brothels, and taverns,
Where, night and day, with harps, lutes, and citherns,
They spend their time in dicing and in dancing,
Eating and drinking more than they can carry;
And with these abominable excesses
They offer up the vilest sacrifices . . .
- Excerpt from The Canterbury Tales

Lesson Poetry
2

Activity 1: Guess the word

Directions: Using the letter clues given, guess the word defined in each
number. Use another sheet of paper for your answers

1. _ o _ p _ _ t: a two-line stanza poem

2. h _ _ k _: poem originated in Japan. It has three unrhymed lines (tercet)
with a pattern of 5-7-5 syllables.
3. _ i _ e r _ c _: a kind of well-structured narrative poem comprising of five
lines and has a rhythmic pattern of A-A-B-B-A. It has an anapestic kind of beat
and has a humorous tone
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 4. t _ r _ e _: a three-line stanza poem
5. q u _ t r _ i _: a four-line stanza poem
6. _i n_u_i _: a five-line stanza poem
7. s _ s _ e _: a six-line stanza poem
8. _ y _ l a _ l _: the single, unbroken sound of a spoken or written word.
9. t _ n _ a: unrhymed and has five lines structured 5,7,5,7,7
10. _ h _ _ e: is the repetition of similar sounds

Notes to the Teacher

This lesson will enhance the learners’ understanding of poetry and its
various types. The given examples will prepare them for actual poetry
writing.

Activity 2. LABEL IT.

Directions: Determine whether each poem is narrative, lyric, or descriptive.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Smoke Your Answer: __________________

by Henry David Thoreau
Light-winged Smoke, Icarian bird,
Melting thy pinions in thy upward flight,
Lark without song, and messenger of dawn,
Circling above the hamlets as thy nest;
Or else, departing dream, and shadowy form
Of midnight vision, gathering up thy skirts;
By night star-veiling, and by day
Darkening the light and blotting out the sun;
Go thou my incense upward from this hearth,
And ask the gods to pardon this clear flame.

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2. We are Seven Your Answer: __________________
by William Wordsworth
A simple Child,
That lightly draws its breath,
And feels its life in every limb,
What should it know of death?
I met a little cottage Girl:
She was eight years old, she said;
Her hair was thick with many a curl
That clustered round her head.
3. The Pains of Sleep Your Answer: _____________
by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“ERE on my bed my limbs I lay,
It hath not been my use to pray
With moving lips or bended knees;
But silently, by slow degrees,
My spirit I to Love compose,
In humble trust mine eye-lids close,
With reverential resignation,
No wish conceived, no thought exprest,
Only a sense of supplication.”
4. Sonnet 18 Your Answer: _____________
By William Shakespeare
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date.
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed,
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed."
5. Ballad of the Harp Weaver Your Answer: _____________
by Edna St. Vincent Millay
"Son," said my mother,
When I was knee-high,
"You've need of clothes to cover you,
And not a rag have I.
"There's nothing in the house
To make a boy breeches,
Nor shears to cut a cloth with
Nor thread to take stitches.
"There's nothing in the house
But a loaf-end of rye,
And a harp with a woman's head
Nobody will buy,"
And she began to cry.

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 Activity 3. Poetry Activity Card.
Directions: Read the poem below then follow the instructions written inside each
colored card. Use another sheet of paper for your answers,
The Road Not Taken
By Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And both that morning equally lay
And sorry I could not travel both In leaves no step had trodden black.
And be one traveler, long I stood Oh, I kept the first for another day!
And looked down one as far as I could Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
To where it bent in the undergrowth; I doubted if I should ever come back.

Then took the other, as just as fair, I shall be telling this with a sigh
And having perhaps the better claim, Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
Though as for that the passing there I took the one less traveled by,
Had worn them really about the same, And that has made all the difference

1. Find words in the poem that 2. Draw the image formed in 3. Look for the metaphor
rhyme your mind while reading the
poem
4. Rhyme scheme 5. Theme of the poem 6. Mood of the poem

7. Type of Poem 8. Find all the describing words 9. Rewrite and recite your
favorite part of the poem.

Introduction to Poetry
Poetry – a literary form which expresses an individual’s emotions and ideas.
Elements of Poetry:
1. Stanza –a set amount of lines in poetry grouped together by their length,
meter or rhyme scheme.
2. Form – pertains to the style of the poem or how the poem is structured.
3. Rhyme – is the repetition of similar sounds.
a. End Rhymes - rhyming of the final words of lines in a poem.
b. Internal Rhymes - rhyming of two words within the same line of
poetry.
c. Slant Rhymes (sometimes called imperfect, partial, near, oblique,
off etc.) - rhyme in which two words share just a vowel sound
(assonance – e.g. “heart” and “star”) or in which they share just a
consonant sound (consonance – e.g. “milk” and “walk”).
d. Identical Rhymes - simply using the same word twice.

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 4. Rhythm – refers to the tempo or beat created through the stressed and
unstressed syllables presented in lines.
5. Meter - the pattern of sounds or the organized arrangement of sounds.
This is shown by the kind of foot and the feet number. line

My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun; A

Coral is far more red than her lips’ red; B Rhyme
stanza
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; A schem
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head. B e

-William Shakespeare
Types of Poetry:
1. Narrative – the narrator in the poem tells a story. It has a plot which is similar
the plot development of prose fiction. It includes characters, plot, conflict and
resolution, setting and action.
Example: Annabel Lee is an example of narrative poem written by Edgar
Allan Poe. The subject of the poem affirms that the love between him and Annabel
Lee is so strong that even death can't separate them.
Annabel Lee
By Edgar Allan Poe
It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.
I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea,
But we loved with a love that was more than love—
I and my Annabel Lee—
With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven
Coveted her and me.
And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
My beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her highborn kinsmen came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.
The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,
Went envying her and me—
Yes!—that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.
But our love it was stronger by far than the love

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 Of those who were older than we—
Of many far wiser than we—
And neither the angels in Heaven above
Nor the demons down under the sea
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
For the moon never beams, without bringing me
dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride,
In her sepulchre there by the sea—
In her tomb by the sounding sea.
2. Lyric – expresses the strong emotions and thoughts of the persona in the poem.
WHEN I STOP AND PRAY
By William Robinson
When the storm clouds boil around me,
And the lightning splits the sky--.
When the howling wind assails me,
And life's sea is rolling high--
When my heart is filled with terror,
And my fears, I can't allay--
Then I find sweet peace and comfort,
When I simply stop and pray.
When the things of life confound me,
And my faith is ebbing low--
When my trusted friends betray me,
And my heart is aching so--
When the night seems black and endless,
And I long for light of day--
Then I find a silver dawning,
When I simply stop and pray.
There are things beyond the heavens
I can't begin to understand,
But I know that God is living,
And I know He holds my hand.
Yes, I know He watches o'er me
All the night and all the day--
And He's always there to hear me
When I simply stop and pray
3. Descriptive – describes the environment that the persona is in. It makes use of
intricate descriptions which are illustrated through descriptive words, imagery, and
symbolism.
Midnight and Moonlight
By Kelly Roper
Her hair as dark as midnight
Sleek and wavy, trailing down.
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 Her skin as pale as moonlight
Projects a silvery glow all around.
The night so cool and quiet,
As the stars twinkle in the sky.
And all of nature stands in awe,
As this beauty passes by.

Activity 4. BAG OF WORDS. Directions. On a separate sheet of paper, write

a 1 stanza poem with 5 lines using at least five words written inside the paper bag.

_________________________________________
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Activity 5. Paint me the picture

Directions: Read carefully the poem below then on a separate sheet of paper,
draw the image or scenario it conveys.

Midnight and Moonlight

By Kelly Roper
Her hair as dark as midnight
Sleek and wavy, trailing down.
Her skin as pale as moonlight
Projects a silvery glow all around.
The night so cool and quiet,
As the stars twinkle in the sky.
And all of nature stands in awe,
As this beauty passes by.

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 Activity 5. Directions: Upon completion of the lesson and activities, what
did you realize about the nature of poetry? What did you discover within yourself?
Use a separate sheet of paper to share your thoughts on this.

Activity 6. Write a three-stanza poem of any of the types discussed in this

module. Work on the topic of your choice. Make sure to consider the elements of
poetry while writing. Use a separate sheet for your output.

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the letter only on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. ___________ is usually unrhymed and has five lines structured 5,7,5,7,7.

A. Haiku B. Sonnet
C. Tanka D. Elegy
2. __________ is Japanese origin and deals with nature. It has just three lines, made
up of five, seven and five syllables.
A. Haiku B. Sonnet
C. Tanka D. Elegy
3. The author of a poem is called a/an...?
A. Poet B. Writer
C. Author D. Speaker
4. The way the lines look on the page is known as...?
A. Poem B. Form
C. Stanza D. Line
5. A group of lines placed together to create a poem is called a/an...?
A. Paragraph B. Stanza
C. Poem D. Form

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6. When a word inside a line rhymes with another word inside the same line it is
called?
A. Internal Rhyme B. External Rhyme
C. Inside Rhyme D. End Rhyme
7. "Boom" "Crack" "Pow" These are all examples of:
A. Imagery B. Alliteration
C. Repetition D. Onomatopoeia
8. A phrase or line repeated throughout the poem?
A. Rhythm B. Repetition
C. Rhyme D. Refrain
9. A group of words together to create a poem is known as...?
A. Sentence B. Form
C. Line D. Stanza
10. The beat created by the sounds and words in the poem is called?
A. Speaker B. Refrain
C. Repetition D. Rhythm
11. What is it called when a word or image is used to represent something else?
Ex: An apple representing education
A. Onomatopoeia B. Imagery
C. Alliteration D. Symbolism
12. A word or sound repeated throughout a poem is called?
A. Rhyme B. Refrain
C. Repetition D. Rhythm
13. What is the pattern of rhyme a poem follows called?
A. Alliteration B. Rhyme
C. Rhythm D. Rhyme Scheme
14. What is it called when the word at the end of a line rhymes with a word at the
end of another line?
A. Line Rhyme B. End Rhyme
C. External Rhyme D. Internal Rhyme
15. This type of poetry is read as if one is telling a story.
A. Haiku B. Lyric
C. Narrative D. Descriptive

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 Activity 7. An acrostics poem is a poem where certain letters in each line
spell out a word or phrase.

Example: Name: ART

Always striving for the best
Resilient under all circumstances
Thankful for the blessings big or small

Directions. Compose an acrostic poem using your name/nickname. For each

letter, write words that will reflect your personality. Write your work on a separate
sheet of paper

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What I know Activity 1 Activity 3 Assessment
1. Tr 1. Couplet 1. wood, stood 1. C
2. Fa 2. Haiku could, both, 2. A
3. Tr 3. Limerick undergrowth 3. A
4. Tr 4. Tercet claim, same 4. B
5. Fa 5. Quatrain 2. (drawing) 5. B
6. Fa 6. Cinquain 3. road-life 6. A
7. Tr 7. Sestet 4. ABAAB 7. D
8. Tr 8. Syllable 5. uncertainty, 8. B
9. Fa 9. Tanka making choices 9. D
10. Tr 10. Rhyme Activity 4 10. D
11. Tr Activity 2 answers may vary 11. D
12. Tr 1. Descriptive Activity 5 12. B
13. Fa 2. Narrative answers may vary 13. D
14. Tr 3. Lyric Activity 6 14. B
15. Fa 4. Lyric answers may vary 15. C
5. Narrative Activity 7
answers may vary
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POETRY FOUNDATION. n.d. “Poems.” Accessed June 16, 2020.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43671/the-little-black-boy

Poetry Soup. n.d. “Famous Poems.” Accessed June 15, 2020.

https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/when_i_stop_and_pray_42692

YOUR Dictionary. n.d. “Descriptive Poem Examples.” Accessed June 16, 2020.
https://examples.yourdictionary.com/descriptive-poem-examples.html

YOUR Dictionary. n.d. “Lyric Poem Examples.” Accessed July 12, 2022.
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 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Creative Writing
Quarter 1
Module 1
Lesson 3
Fiction

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 Writing begins with an idea or even an imagination. Without either of this, the
result will definitely be an outstanding piece of waste. As learning to write is clearly
a backbreaking movement, you must continually build the habit of learning and
relearning the roots and rudiments of the writing process.
Having said such, the lessons concentrate on one of the broad aspects of
writing - the FICTION section. Apart from definition to types and examples, this
module provides activities that will help you understand good fiction writing and help
you have confidence and competence in writing fiction.
You may find it helpful to conduct research via print sources or the Internet
for your lesson enrichment and improvement.
Content Standard:
The learners have an understanding of fiction as a genre and are able to
analyze its elements and techniques
Performance Standard:
The learners shall be able to produce at least one striking scene for a
short story.
Learning Competencies:
➢ Identify the various elements, techniques, and literary devices in various
modes of fiction. (HUMSS_CW/MPIg- I – 11)
➢ Determine various modes of fiction. (HUMSS_CW/MPIg- I – 12)
➢ Write journal entries and other short exercises exploring key elements of
fiction (HUMSS_CW/MPIg- I – 13)
➢ Write a short scene applying the various elements, techniques, and
literary devices. (HUMSS_CW/MPIg- I – 14)

I. Directions: Please read each item carefully then write the letter of your answer
on a separate sheet of paper.
1. The Greek term anekdota originally meant:
A. 'Unsolved mysteries' B. 'Unpublished works'
C. 'Unanswered questions D. 'Unbelievable tales'
2. What can people use origin myths to explain?
A. How Earth was created B. Their culture and lineage
C. Changing of the seasons D. All of the answers are correct
3. What is an oral tradition?
A. a story that is acted out on stage B. a speech
C. a story that is told orally, not written down D. A game like telephone
4. It is a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects
as characters
A. Myth B. Legend
C. Fable D. Folktale
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5. It is a story from the past about a historical person who has been exaggerated
and changed
A. Myth B. Legend
C. Fable D. Folktale
6. Greek god Poseidon who controls the world's oceans with his powerful trident
A. Myth B. Legend
C. Fable D. Folktale
7. What is another term for pun?
A. Literal interpretation B. Figure of Speech
C. Quotation D. Paronomasia
8. Puns help in literature by:
A. Making the reader think deeper about a concept
B. Describing a situation more clearly
C. Making the reader laugh
D. All of the answers are correct
9. Which of the following best summarizes the meaning of "allegory"?
A. An extended metaphor B. A group symbols
C. A symbolic story D. A politician
10. What does it mean to read "literally"?
A. use your eyes to read
B. take the words of the story to mean exactly and only what they say
C. take the words of a story as a hidden message for something else
D. All of the answers are correct
II. Directions: Determine whether the sentence pertains to fiction by writing F and
NF if the statement refers to non-fiction. Use a separate sheet of paper.
11. It can be referred to as informative article.
12. It is usually written to entertain the readers.
13. It supports essay format and structure.
14. A setting is used to set the atmosphere.
15. It is written with a plot line containing rising and falling actions.

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 Lesson Fiction
3

Activity 1: Mind it.

Directions: Using the mind map below, write words which you think are
related to the term FICTION

Notes to the Teacher

This section of the module will introduce the learners to Fiction and will
provide a clear understanding of what the genre is all about.

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 Activity 2: Re-arrange me
Directions: Re-arrange the letters to match the definition given in the second
column. Use a separate sheet for your answers.

1. IFOTNIC created from imagination; not stated as

fact
2. REGNE a category of artistic composition, as in
music or literature, characterized by
similarities in form, style, or subject
matter.
3. LOVEN an extended work of prose fiction
4. AETMCINIFTO fictional writing which self-consciously
and systematically draws
attention to its status as an artefact in
order to pose questions about the
relationship between fiction and
reality
5. MACENOR a fictional narrative in prose or verse
that represents a chivalric theme or
relates improbable
adventures of idealized characters in
some remote or enchanted setting

Activity 3: Inquiry time

Directions: Using the words decoded in activity 1, write what you know
about the term on the second column and on the third column, write questions
which you would like to know each topic.

WHAT I KNOW MY QUESTIONS

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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 Prose is verbal or written language that follows the natural flow of speech. It
is the most common form of writing, used in both fiction and non-fiction. Prose
comes from the Latin “prosa oratio,” meaning “straightforward.”
Prose is a form of language that has no formal metrical structure. It applies
a natural flow of speech, and ordinary grammatical structure, rather than rhythmic
structure, such as in the case of traditional poetry.
Prose is an expression (whether written or spoken) that does NOT have a
REGULAR RHYTHMIC PATTERN. It does have rhythm but its rhythm lacks any
sustained regularity and is not meant to be scanned.
The main categories of prose are fiction and non-fiction.

FICTION WRITING NON-FICTION WRITING

Fiction stories are all made up, all the Non-fiction writing is fact-based and
characters and places come from the informative.
authors’ imagination.

Fiction books are written for Non-fiction narratives are written to

entertaining readers. give more
knowledge to the readers.
In fiction, the writers can go along with In non-fiction, the writer has to be
their imagination without any limit. straight forward.
They can elaborate on a plot or There is no scope for any imagination.
character as far as their imagination
goes.

The story that is written by a fictional Non-fiction writing is simple and direct.
writer can be interpreted in various It can have only one interpretation.
ways by the audience.

In fiction writing, no such references In fiction writing, no such references

are required. In non-fiction writing, you are required. In non-fiction writing, you
may need to give may need to give

FICTION, literature created from the imagination, not presented as fact, though it
may be based on a true story or situation. The word is from the Latin fictiō, “the act
of making, fashioning, or molding.”
PROSE FICTION is an imaginary story, usually written down, that someone tells in
everyday, natural language. It generally uses a variety of techniques such as
narrative and has a wide range in terms of length. It deals in part or in whole, with
information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary or invented by the
author.
Prose fiction is also called FICTIONAL PROSE - a literary work that is wholly or
partly imagined or theoretical.

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WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF PROSE FICTION?
The following definitions are based on Barnet/Berman/Burto 1964, Cuddon 1998,
Hawthorn 1986, Fowler 1987.
The NOVEL can be defined as an extended work of prose fiction. It derives from the
Italian novella (“little new thing”), which was a short piece of prose. The novel has
become an increasingly popular form of fiction since the early eighteenth century,
though prose narratives were written long before then. The term denotes a prose
narrative about characters and their actions in what is recognizably everyday life.
This differentiates it from its immediate predecessor, the romance, which describes
unrealistic adventures of supernatural heroes.
SCIENCE FICTION is a type of prose narrative of varying length, from short-story
to novel. Its topics include quests for other worlds, the influence of alien beings on
Earth or alternate realities; they can be utopian, dystopian or set in the past.
Common to all types of science fiction is the interest in scientific change and
development and concern for social, climatic, geological or ecological change (e.g.
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein; H.G. Wells, The Time Machine; Aldous Huxley, Brave
New World; George Orwell, 1984; Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange).
METAFICTION is a term given to fictional writing which self-consciously and
systematically draws attention to its status as an artefact in order to pose
questions about the relationship between fiction and reality. It concentrates on the
phenomenological characteristics of fiction, and investigates into the quintessential
nature of literary art by reflecting the process of narrating. (e.g. Laurence Sterne,
The Life and Opinons of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman; John Fowles, The French
Lieutenant’s Woman; Doris Lessing, The Golden Notebook)
A ROMANCE is a fictional narrative in prose or verse that represents a chivalric
theme or relates improbable adventures of idealized characters in some remote or
enchanted setting. It typically deploys mono-dimensional or static characters who
are sharply discriminated as heroes or villains, masters or victims. The protagonist
is often solitary and isolated from a social context, the plot emphasizes adventure,
and is often cast in the form of a quest for an ideal or the pursuit of an enemy.
Examples: Anonymous, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; Sir Philip Sidney,
Arcadia; Percy B. Shelley, Queen Mab; Nathaniel Hawthorne, The House of the
Seven Gables.
A SHORT-STORY is a piece of prose fiction marked by relative shortness and
density, organized into a plot and with some kind of dénouement at the end. The
plot may be comic, tragic, romantic, or satiric. It may be written in the mode of
fantasy, realism or naturalism.

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 Activity 4: Do the Venn
Directions: Use the Venn diagram to show the similarities and differences between
Fiction and Non-Fiction writing.

Fiction Writing Non-Fiction

Writing

Activity 5: Examine these.

Directions: Read each item carefully then write LIKE if the statement is correct
and UNLIKE if the statement is incorrect
1. Novel is an invented prose narrative of considerable length and a certain
complexity that deals imaginatively
with human experience, usually through a connected sequence of events involving
a group of persons in a specific
setting.
2. Multiple fields including communication, home entertainment, space travel, and
transportation are improved
because of the fantastical ideas presented in the science fiction genre.
3. Metafiction is a technique which encourages experimentation with narrative
conventions, with a reader's
expectations, and with an author's limitations. It combines traditional and
innovative forms of expression within
a single text in order to question the 'literary realities' which are normally taken for
granted.
4. The purpose of reading a short story is the same as for a long story: to learn, to
be entertained or enlightened,
and to simply appreciate a work of literature for its own sake. Short stories are just
that: short stories.
5. One of the crucial components of a captivating Gothic story /novel evokes
feelings of suspense and fear. Anything that is beyond scientific understanding
lends way to mystery, and Gothic atmospheres leverage this
principle.

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Activity 6:
Directions: Write the characteristics of each narrative related to a Short Story. Use
a separate sheet of paper for your answers.

1. Romance

2. Fables

3. Fairy tales

4. Folktale

5. Legends

6. Allegories

7. Myths

8. Parables

Activity 7:
Directions: Below are some examples of modern literary genre related to short
stories. Read each item and identify the literary genre. Write your answers on a
separate sheet.
1. Julius Caesar was captured by pirates when he was young. They were going
to hold him for ransom, but he was offended at the small amount they had requested
and insisted that they raise it. They did. While waiting, he spent the time hanging
out with them, practicing fighting, relaxing, and promising them that when his
friends returned with the money and they released him, he'd raise a fleet, come back,
and kill them all. He did. ________
2. A big lion is growling. I have to stay here quietly. I am sweating a lot. It is
just a few minutes, but I feel like this moment will last forever. Finally, the school
bell rang. I closed my books, packed my bag and quickly went
to the restaurant. _________________
3. It was love at first sight. He remembers it clearly. He was walking down
Grafton Street, trying not to make eye contact with the junkies when he saw her
through the shop window. She was standing there, rather proud and haughty
looking, dressed in a lavish Armani two-piece. It took some persuading, and a lot of
hard cash, but eventually the manager allowed him to take her home that evening.
After a candle lit dinner for two, he propped her in the corner, so they could watch a
film together. She watched him all night without blinking. ___________

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 4. Sitting on a lofty rock, an eagle was watching its prey move on the ground.
A hunter, watching the eagle from behind a tree, shoots it with an arrow. As the eagle
falls to the ground, with blood oozing from its wound, it sees
that the arrow is made of its own plumage and thinks: “Alas, I am destroyed by an
arrow made from my own
feathers”. ______________________
Moral: We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.
5. “Mine is a long and a sad tale!" said the Mouse, turning to Alice, and sighing.
"It is a long tail, certainly," said Alice, looking down with wonder at the Mouse's tail;
"but why do you call it sad?" And she kept on puzzling
about it while the Mouse was speaking.” (Alice speaking to Mouse in Lewis Carroll's
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) _______________________

Activity 8: Directions: Complete the LIL template below. Complete the given
phrases on a separate sheet for your answers.

Our Lesson is about _____________________________________________________

It is Important because __________________________________________________

I have Learned that ______________________________________________________

Activity 9: No Rules
Directions: First, pick a rule or a law in our present society. Next, study the
significance of such rule or law. As you write your answer, focus on getting your
ideas on the paper. Then, write a 15-sentence paragraph describing a fictional
society- its people and their behavior where that rule or law didn't exist. Clean up
errors as you rewrite and revise. You should focus on grammar, spelling,
punctuation, and sentence structure. If you’re not sure about the rules of grammar,
you should look them up on a book, on a search engine or ask help from someone.
You might need to repeat these little steps for better output. Use a separate sheet for
your output.

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Directions: Determine what is described in each statement. Write your answers on
a separate sheet of paper.
1. It is a type of storytelling about a real person and/or incident. This short
account of something is interesting as well as amusing.
2. This is a term given to fictional writing which self-consciously and systematically
draws attention to its status as an artefact in order to pose questions about the
relationship between fiction and reality.
3. It is a form of language that has no formal metrical structure. It applies a
natural flow of speech, and ordinary grammatical structure, rather than rhythmic
structure, such as in the case of traditional poetry.
4. It is simple and direct type of writing which can have only one interpretation.
5. This is a type of prose narrative of varying length, from short-story to novel. Its
topics include quests for other worlds, the influence of alien beings on Earth or
alternate realities.
6. The purpose of this type of storytelling is briefness.
7. The French Lieutenant’s Woman; Doris Lessing, and The Golden Notebook are
examples of which type of prose fiction?
8. It is a technique of placing a story within a story, for the purpose of introducing
or setting the stage for a main narrative or a series of short stories.
9. It is a short piece that focuses on a single scene, character, idea, setting, or
object. There is little emphasis on adhering to conventional theatrical or literary
structure, or story development.
10. It features anthropomorphic creatures (usually animals, but also mythical
creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature) telling a story with a
moral.
11. It is a fictional narrative in prose or verse that represents a chivalric theme or
relates improbable adventures of idealized characters in some remote or
enchanted setting.
12. It is a literary work that is wholly or partly imagined or theoretical.
13. These are stories are all made up, all the characters and places come from the
authors’ imagination.
14. It is an extended work of prose fiction.
15. Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” and H.G. Wells’ “The Time Machine” are
examples of which type of prose fiction?

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Activity 9: Directions: Choose one example of a science fiction and answer the
chart below. Include references you used to answer the chart. Use a separate sheet
for this.

Title of the Science Fiction material

Author

What is it all about?

Who are the characters?

What lesson can be deduced from this

Sci-Fi piece?

Would you recommend it to people

your age? Why? Why not?

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1. B answers may vary answers may vary
2. D Activity 2 Activity 7
3. C 1. Fiction 1. Anecdote
4. C 2. Genre 2. Mini-saga
5. D 3. Novel 3. Drabble
6. A 4. Metafiction 4. Fable
7. B 5. Romance 5. Feghoot
8. D Activity 3 Activity 8
9. A answers may vary answers may vary
10. B Activity 4 Assessment
11. NF answers may vary 1. anecdote
12. F Activity 5 2. metafiction
13. NF 1. Like 3. prose
14. F 2. Like 4. non-fiction writing
15. F 3. Like 5. science fiction
4. Like 6. drabble
5. Like 7. metafiction
8. frame story
9. vignette
10. fable
11. romance
12. fictional prose/prose fiction
13. fiction
14. novel
15. science fiction
Activity 9
answers may vary
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writing-and-5-tips-on-using-allegory-in-writing.

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 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Creative Writing
Quarter 1
Module 1
Lesson 4
Fiction Writing

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 This week starts on the literary elements and techniques necessary for
producing your initial work, proofreading your draft, and perceiving with critical eyes
your output and other literary works. Apart from the compressed discussion, this
module provides an enrichment activity to sharpen your knowledge on literary
devices and not merely naming them through examples. Answering the questions as
well as reading a short fiction will stimulate your imagination and will present
possibilities for your writing.
You may find it helpful to conduct research via print sources or the Internet
for your lesson enrichment and improvement.

Content Standard:
The learners have an understanding of fiction as a genre and are able to
analyze its elements and techniques
Performance Standard:
The learners shall be able to produce at least one striking scene for a
short story.
Learning Competencies:
➢ Identify the various elements, techniques, and literary devices in various
modes of fiction. (HUMSS_CW/MPIg- I – 11)
Determine various modes of fiction. (HUMSS_CW/MPIg- I – 12)
➢ Write journal entries and other short exercises exploring key elements of
fiction (HUMSS_CW/MPIg- I – 13)
➢ Write a short scene applying the various elements, techniques, and
literary devices. (HUMSS_CW/MPIg- I – 14)

Directions: Read carefully the following story. Answer the questions below by
writing the letter of choice on a separate sheet.

Although Sherri was only seven years old, people always wanted to know what
she wanted to be when she grew up. Her response was easy, a teacher. She had the
perfect picture in her mind what her classes would look like and how they would
behave. The only problem was that she didn't have any worksheets or materials to
give to her imaginary class.
In class she watched the teacher walk over to her file cabinet and throw
mounds of unused worksheets in the trash. "What a waste!" Sherri murmured to
herself. An idea suddenly blossomed in her head. She would use the worksheets that
had ended up in the trash. After school, when the halls were clear of students and
teachers, she sneaked into Mrs. Smith's class, her firstgrade classroom and grabbed
the discarded worksheets. Feeling confident that she had accomplished her mission,
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she walked around the corner with her new teaching materials under her arms. A
loud, booming voice startled her as the janitor yelled,
"What are you doing here? Go home!"
Sherri didn't wait to respond to his questions as she ran out of the school's
front doors. As she walked home, she kept looking behind her to see if the janitor
had followed her. Safely home, she closed her bedroom door and announced to her
imaginary students, "Good morning, students. Today you are going to learn about
nouns and verbs. I am going to pass out a few worksheets and explain the
assignment to you."

1. Which one of the following is a major character?

a. Mrs. Smith b. Sherri c. imaginary class d. janitor
2. Sherri's conflict at the beginning of the story is ___
a. She doesn't have any teaching material.
b. She doesn't know what she wants to do when she grows up.
c. That the janitor catches her sneaking into the trash.
d. That her teacher doesn't recycle.
3. What was the last event of the story?
a. The janitor yelled at her c. She walked home
b. She ran out of the school d. She greeted her imaginary class
4. Sherri's imaginary class is located in the__________________.
a. dining room b. school c. library d. her bedroom
5. Sherri can be best described as__________________.
a. goal orientated b. shy c. angry d. moody
6. Sherri searched in the trash for __________________.
a. her homework b. her lunch c. money d. unused worksheets
7. The moral or lesson to be learned in a story is called the__________________.
a. conflict b. mood c. sequencing d. theme
8. The most exciting part of a story is called the__________________.
a. conflict b. falling action c. resolution d. climax
9. The plot of a story starts off with a__________________.
a. climax b. rising action c. conflict. d. theme.
10. The feeling or atmosphere created when reading a story is called the__________.
a. mood b. conflict c. climax d. setting.

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 Lesson Fiction Writing
4

Activity 1: It’s acrostic time.

Directions: For each letter of the word FICTION, write about what you have
known or understood about the topic based on the Lesson 3 tasks you accomplished.
Use a separate sheet for your answer.

F
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Notes to the Teacher

This part of the module for Quarter 1 welcomes the learners to a more
detailed discussion on Fiction Writing. Given the tasks included in this
lesson, the learners will try their hand on fiction writing considering its
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Activity 2: Guessing Game
Directions: Guess what or who is described in each item then answer the question
which follows. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. “I am the Snow Queen and the cold never bothered me anyway.”

I am ________.
Question: What kind of character is she in the film “Frozen”?

2. This was written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and the story follows a young
prince who visits various planets in space, including Earth. It is a
philosophical tale, with humanist values, shared from one generation to
another.
The title of the book is _______________.
Question: Given the above description, what do you think is the story about?

3. “Mirror, mirror on the wall. Tell me who is the fairest of them all”
I am _________.
Question: Who am I in Snow White’s life?

4. This film is about the ship that hit an iceberg and sank deep into the ocean.
This same ship witnessed the love which blossomed between Jack and Rose.
The title of the film is ______.
Question: Which is the most exciting part of the film? ______________________

5. With reference to the answer in item # 4. How did the film make you feel?

Activity 3: Fill in the gap

Directions: You were asked to write a story. Use the chart below to write your ideas
about the story which you will write. Use a separate sheet of paper for your answers.

1. What will the story be about?

2. Who will be the characters?

3. When and where will the story

happen?

4. What will be the problem which the

characters in the story have to face?

5. How will this be resolved?

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 Lesson 1: LITERARY ELEMENTS are the UNIVERSAL CONSTITUENTS of
literature and thus can be found IN ANY WRITTEN OR ORAL STORY. Plot and
character, for example, are necessary to story and are present in stories from every
culture and time period.
Setting is the when and where of a literary text. In some stories, the location
itself almost becomes a character.
The plot is the events in the story. Authors give the plot in many ways. They
may give events in a sequential order. Or they may use flashbacks to go backwards
and forwards in time.
Most plots fit into a story arc, which is a visual representation of a story's
shape.
A story's beginning is called the exposition, which is a fancy way of saying
the set-up to the story. This is where the author introduces the main characters
and sets up the story's problem, or conflict.
The rising action is all the action that leads up to the climax, or the pivotal
part of the story.
All these actions lead up to the story's most important part, which is the
aforementioned climax. This is where the story hits its peak, which is why it's also
the peak of the story arc diagram.
The falling action (also known by fancy people as the denouement) is so
named because it consists of everything that 'falls' out from the climax. What are
the results of the climactic action?
And just as the rising action leads to the climax, the falling action leads to
the resolution.
A WELL-STRUCTURED PLOT will keep readers guessing what happens next
until they hit the climax. It will also keep the reader's attention until the story's
resolution. Ideally, the resolution is in line with everything that came before it, and
the end doesn't seem forced or unrealistic for the story.
Plot - the arrangement of ideas and/or incidents that make up a story
• Foreshadowing - When the writer clues the reader in to something that will
eventually occur in the story; it may be explicit (obvious) or implied (disguised).
• Suspense - The tension that the author uses to create a feeling of
discomfort about the unknown
• Conflict - Struggle between opposing forces.
• Exposition - Background information regarding the setting, characters,
plot.
• Rising Action - The process the story follows as it builds to its main conflict
• Crisis - A significant turning point in the story that determines how it must
end
• Resolution/Denouement - The way the story turns out.
Characters are the fictional people - the who - in a story. The number of
characters is completely up to the author.
Think of the movie Castaway, for instance. It involves one character for a
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 Character - representation of a person, place, or thing performing
traditionally human activities or functions in a
work of fiction
• Protagonist - The character the story revolves around.
• Antagonist - A character or force that opposes the protagonist.
• Minor character - Often provides support and illuminates the protagonist.
• Static character - A character that remains the same.
• Dynamic character - A character that changes in some important way.
• Characterization - The choices an author makes to reveal a character’s
personality, such as appearance, actions, dialogue, and motivations.
Look for: Connections, links, and clues between and about characters. Ask
yourself what the function and significance of each character is. Make this
determination based upon the character's history, what the reader is
told (and not told), and what other characters say about themselves and others.
Another literary element is point of view. Point of view is how the author
chooses to tell the story. Think of it as where the camera is throughout the story.
There are three basic camera positions: first person, second person and
third person.
Point of View - pertains to who tells the story and how it is told. The point
of view of a story can sometimes
indirectly establish the author's intentions.
• Narrator - The person telling the story who may or may not be a character
in the story.
• First-person - Narrator participates in action but sometimes has limited
knowledge/vision.
• Second person - Narrator addresses the reader directly as though she is
part of the story. (i.e. “You walk into your bedroom. You see clutter everywhere
and…”)
• Third Person (Objective) - Narrator is unnamed/unidentified (a detached
observer). Does not assume character's perspective and is not a character in the
story. The narrator reports on events and lets the reader supply the meaning.
• Omniscient - All-knowing narrator (multiple perspectives). The narrator
knows what each character is thinking and feeling, not just what they are doing
throughout the story. This type of narrator usually jumps around within the text,
following one character for a few pages or chapters, and then switching to another
character for a few pages, chapters, etc.
Style is how the author says something, the choice of words and the use of
language, sentence construction, imagery not what the author says. It adds
significance and impact to the author's writing.
In literature, tone is the attitude or approach that the author takes toward
the work’s central theme or subject. Works of literature can have many different
types of tone, such as humorous, solemn, distant, intimate, ironic, arrogant,
condescending, sentimental, and so on. Any emotion that humans can feel can be
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LITERARY ELEMENTS VERSUS LITERARY TECHNIQUES
Review: Literary elements are the universal constituents of literature and thus can
be found in any written or oral story. Plot and character, for example, are necessary
to story and are present in stories from every culture and time
period.
LITERARY TECHNIQUES, however, are NOT UNIVERSAL OR NECESSARY IN THE
SENSE THAT NOT ALL WORKS CONTAIN INSTANCES OF THEM. Simile and irony
are examples of literary techniques. While many poems contain similes, not all do.
Simile, therefore, is a literary technique instead of a literary element.
WHAT THEN ARE LITERARY DEVICES?
Literary devices are techniques that writers use to create a special and
pointed effect in their writing, to convey information, and/or to help the reader
understand the piece on a deeper level. These devices are often used for emphasis
or clarity; they are also used to get the reader to more strongly connect with either
the story as a whole or specific character, themes, etc.
An ALLEGORY is a story that is used to represent a more general message
about real-life (historical) issues and/or events. It is typically an entire book, novel,
play, etc. It is a story in which the characters or developments
symbolize real people or events.
ALLITERATION is the commencement of two or more nearby words with the
same letter or sound, as in the schoolyard staple “She sells seashells by the
seashore.” Alliteration is often used in poetry and song writing, along with
assonance, the repetition of vowel sounds in words with different consonants, and
consonance, the repetition of consonants, often at the end of words.
An ALLUSION is an indirect reference to a person, place, event, or artistic
work. Many allusions make reference to previous works of literature or art.
Example: "Stop acting so smart—it’s not like you’re Einstein or something."
This is an allusion to the famous real-life theoretical physicist Albert
Einstein.
An ANACHRONISM occurs when there is an (intentional) error in the
chronology or timeline of a text. This could be a character who appears in a
different time period than when he actually lived, or a technology that
appears before it was invented. Anachronisms are often used for comedic effect.
Example: A Renaissance king who says, "That’s dope, dude!" would be an
anachronism, since this type of language is very modern and not actually from the
Renaissance period.
SIMILE AND METAPHOR are both forms of ANALOGY, the illustration of
one idea by a more familiar or accessible idea that is in some way parallel. Both
metaphors and similes are often used in writing for clarity or
emphasis.
Metaphors are when ideas, actions, or objects are described in non-literal
terms. In short, it’s when an author compares one thing to another. The two things
being described usually share something in common but are unalike
in all other respects.
Common in all forms of literature, metaphor is a way of comparing things by
stating that one thing is the same or very similar to another seemingly unrelated
object. Metaphor is a type of analogy, and is often mistaken with simile. The
difference between metaphor and simile is that a simile includes “like” or “as” in the
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comparison (for example: “O my luve’s like a red, red rose), whereas metaphor is an
assertion of the comparison without modifiers or conjunctions.
A simile is a type of metaphor in which an object, idea, character, action,
etc., is compared to another thing using the words "as" or "like."
To build on the example in the previous slide, “she is like a rose” and “as thorny as
a rose bush” are examples of simile.
The definition of APOSTROPHE as a literary device is when a speaker
breaks off from addressing one party and instead addresses a third party. This
third party may be an individual, either present or absent in the scene. It can also
be an inanimate object, like a dagger, or an abstract concept, such as death or the
sun. Because there is a clear speaker and change of addressee, apostrophe is most
commonly found in plays. It does, however, sometimes occur in poetry and prose.
Apostrophe occurs we address our car on a cold day, either pleading with it
to start or yelling at it when it doesn’t. Or perhaps we get an email from someone
and start responding out loud, knowing that the person won’t hear the message.“O
holy night! The stars are brightly shining!” (Christmas carol)
COLLOQUIALISM is the use of informal language and slang. It's often used
by authors to lend a sense of realism to their characters and dialogue. Forms of
colloquialism include words, phrases, and contractions that aren't real words (such
as "gonna" and "ain’t").
An EPIGRAPH is when an author inserts a famous quotation, poem, song,
or other short passage or text at the beginning of a larger text (e.g., a book, chapter,
etc.). An epigraph is typically written by a different writer (with credit given) and
used as a way to introduce overarching themes or messages in the work.
A EUPHEMISM is when a more mild or indirect word or expression is used
in place of another word or phrase that is considered harsh, blunt, vulgar, or
unpleasant.
Example: "I’m so sorry, but he didn’t make it." The phrase "didn’t make it" is
a politer and less blunt way of saying that someone has died.
A FLASHBACK is an interruption in a narrative that depicts events that
have already occurred, either before the present time or before the time at which
the narration takes place.
FORESHADOWING is when an author indirectly hints at—through things
such as dialogue, description, or characters’ actions—what’s to come later on in the
story.
HYPERBOLE is an exaggerated statement that's not meant to be taken
literally by the reader. It is often used for comedic effect and/or emphasis.
IMAGERY is when an author describes a scene, thing, or idea so that it
appeals to our senses (taste, smell, sight, touch, or hearing). This device is often
used to help the reader clearly visualize parts of the story by creating a strong
mental picture.
IRONY is when a statement is used to express an opposite meaning than the
one literally expressed by it. There are three types of irony in literature:
• Verbal irony: When someone says something but means the opposite.
• Situational irony: When something happens that's the opposite of what
was expected or intended to happen.
• Dramatic irony: When the audience is aware of the true intentions or
outcomes, while the characters are not. As a result, certain actions and/or events
take on different meanings for the audience than they do for the characters
involved.
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 JUXTAPOSITION is the comparing and contrasting of two or more different
(usually opposite) ideas, characters, objects, etc. This literary device is often used
to help create a clearer picture of the characteristics of one object or idea by
comparing it with those of another.
MALAPROPISM happens when an incorrect word is used in place of a word
that has a similar sound. This misuse of the word typically results in a statement
that is both nonsensical and humorous; as a result, this device is commonly used
in comedic writing.
Example: "I just can't wait to dance the flamingo!" Here, a character has
accidentally called the flamenco (a type of dance) the flamingo (an animal).
A METONYM is when a related word or phrase is substituted for the actual
thing to which it's referring. This device is usually used for poetic or rhetorical
effect. Example: "The pen is mightier than the sword."
ONOMATOPOEIA is a word (or group of words) that represents a sound and
actually resembles or imitates the sound it stands for. It is often used for dramatic,
realistic, or poetic effect. Examples: Buzz, boom, chirp, creak, sizzle, zoom, etc.
An OXYMORON is a combination of two words that, together, express a
contradictory meaning. This device is often used for emphasis, for humor, to create
tension, or to illustrate a paradox (see next entry for more information on
paradoxes). Examples: Deafening silence, organized chaos, cruelly kind, insanely
logical, etc.
A PARADOX is a statement that appears illogical or self-contradictory but,
upon investigation, might actually be true or plausible.
Example: Here's a famous paradoxical sentence: "This statement is false." If
the statement is true, then it isn’t actually false (as it suggests). But if it’s false,
then the statement is true! Thus, this statement is a paradox because
it is both true and false at the same time.
PERSONIFICATION is when a nonhuman figure or other abstract concept or
element is given human-like qualities or characteristics. It is used to help the
reader create a clearer mental picture of the scene or object being described.
Example: "The wind moaned, beckoning me to come outside." In this
example, the wind—a nonhuman element—is being described as if it is human (it
"moans" and "beckons").
PUN OR WORDPLAY – A gym ad encouraging people to stay physically fit
says – “Enroll now, there are no two weighs to do it !”
REPETITION is when a word or phrase is written multiple times, usually for
the purpose of emphasis. It is often used in poetry (for purposes of rhythm as well).
Example: When Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the score for the hit
musical Hamilton, gave his speech at the 2016 Tony’s, he recited a poem he’d
written that included the following line:
And love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love cannot be killed or
swept aside.
SATIRE is a slippery concept that can sometimes be deeply embedded in a
work’s themes or narrative, and sometimes closer to the surface in the actions or
behavior of characters. Simply put, satire is the use of irony, sarcasm, or ridicule in
exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice or folly.
Jonathan Swift’s 1726 novel Gulliver’s Travels is an example of satirical
fiction. Written in the style of travel writing of its day, Gulliver’s Travels also
provides an example of parody, defined as “a humorous imitation of a serious piece
of literature or writing.”
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 A type of monologue that's often used in dramas, a SOLILOQUY is when a
character speaks aloud to himself (and to the audience), thereby revealing his inner
thoughts and feelings.
Example: In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet’s speech on the balcony that begins
with, "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" is a soliloquy, as she is
speaking aloud to herself (remember that she doesn't realize Romeo's there
listening!).
SYMBOLISM refers to the use of an object, figure, event, situation, or other
idea in a written work to represent something else—typically a broader message or
deeper meaning that differs from its literal meaning.
A SYNECDOCHE is a literary device in which part of something is used to
represent the whole, or vice versa.
Example: "Help me out, I need some hands!" In this case, "hands" is being
used to refer to people (the whole human, essentially).

Activity 4: Story Time

Directions: Read the story “The Thirsty Pigeon” then answer the story chart on a
separate sheet of paper.

A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on

a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud
whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly. Having
broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of
the bystanders.

Elements “The Thirsty Pigeon”

1. Plot
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Denouement
2. Point of View
3. Characters
4. Setting
5. Conflict

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Directions: Re-read the story “The Thirsty Pigeon” then create a different ending
for it. Write your output on a separate sheet of paper.

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Activity 6:
Directions: An example and an answer are written below. Write OK if the
statement and the indicated literary device match or BOO if they do not. Be sure to
put the CORRECT literary device / figure of speech whenever you write BOO. Use a
separate sheet of paper.
1. Despite their mother’s warnings, the children chose to chew with their mouths
open. ALLITERATION ____________________
2. Unfortunately, I was in the wrong place at the wrong time on the wrong day.
PARADOX _____________
3. "Oh, you stupid car, you never work when I need you to," Bert sighed.
PERSONIFICATION___________
4. Definitely possible IRONY ____________________
5. Join with the angels to refer to death. EUPHEMISM ____________________
6. Lea has a ton of things to do when he gets home. HYPERBOLE __________
7. Oh, I love spending big bucks," said Rey, a notorious beggar. OXYMORON ______
8. "All the world's a stage." SYMBOLISM ____________________
9. "That stuffed suit with the briefcase is a poor excuse for a salesman," the
manager Joe said angrily. ALLEGORY _________________
10. The clap of thunder went bang and scared my poor friend Hadrian.
ONOMATOPOEIA __________________
11. Small crowd OXYMORON ____________________
12. "This is the beginning of the end," said Santy, always the pessimist.
PARADOX_____________
13. That kitchen knife will take a bite out of your hand if you don't handle it safely.
PERSONIFICATION ________________
14. Liza looked up from her breakfast and said, "A boiled egg every morning is hard
to beat." PUN ______
15. Marie learned her ABC's in preschool. METONYMY ____________________

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Activity 7: Directions: Read the quotation below then answer the questions which
follow on a separate sheet of paper.

"Easy reading is damn hard writing." ~ Thomas Hood, The Athenaeum 1837
What does this quotation suggest about fiction writing? What if this
quotation is reversed - hard reading is easy writing, would it have the same
meaning?

Activity 8: The What If Challenge

Directions: To begin this, come up with a single What If question then write down
on a separate paper.
For example, ‘What if everyone in the world knew what you were thinking?’
or ‘What if COVID19 could talk?’
Answer your own question. As you write your answer, focus on getting your
ideas on the paper. Using these ideas and imagination, create a WHAT IF story.
Check for the presence of literary elements as you shape your draft. Please do
use literary devices if you can and if they would possibly contribute to the beauty of
your work. Clean up the errors as you rewrite and revise. You should focus on
grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure. If you’re not sure about the
rules of grammar, look them up on a book, on a search engine or ask help from
someone. You might need to repeat these little steps for better output. Your story
must consist of 150 words with a captivating title.

Directions: Read the selection below then answer the questions which follow on a
separate sheet.

Anti – War Protest, 1971 by Harry Demarest

Thousands of demonstrators marched down Main Street in Champaign-
Urbana, waving banners and shouting. They were followed by hundreds of police,
there to keep order. Afterwards, the news condemned the demonstrators for
smashing store windows. Everybody believed it, except for the peaceful
demonstrators, and the police who actually broke the windows.

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ELEMENTS OF FICTION
1. How would you describe the tone of the story?
2. What foreshadowing is present in the story?
3. What is an example of dramatic irony or situational irony in the story?
4. What is an example of imagery?
5. What point of view is the story told from?
6. What would you say the climax of the story is?
7. What items or people in the story could be symbols for other ideas?
8. What is the main conflict of the story?
9. Is there any direct or indirect characterization in the story?
10. Were there any details that you had to infer about the story?

Activity 9: Paint with words

Directions: Use the given words in a sentence following the indicated literary
device/figure of speech for each number. Write on a separate sheet.

1. bridge (metaphor) _____________________________________________________

2. waves (personification) ________________________________________________
3. gunshot (onomatopoeia) ______________________________________________
4. fields of sunflowers (simile)____________________________________________
5. dove (symbolism) _____________________________________________________

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What I need to know Activity 3 Activity 7
1. B answers may vary answers may vary
2. A Activity 4 Activity 8
3. D answers may vary answers may vary
4. D Activity 5 Activity 9
5. A answers may vary answers may vary
6. D Activity 6 Assessment
7. D 1. ok 1. ironic/serious
8. D 2. boo/repetition 2. answers may vary
9. B 3. boo/apostrophe 3. ..the police who
10. A 4. boo/oxymoron actually broke the
Activity 1 5. ok window..
Answers may vary 6. ok 4. answers may vary
Activity 2 7. boo/irony 5. third person
*answers to the Q may vary 8. boo/metaphor objective
1. Elsa/Queen Elsa 9. boo/metonymy 6. answers may vary
2. The Little Prince 10. ok 7. answers may vary
3. Evil Queen/Stepmother 11. ok 8. answers may vary
4. Titanic 12. ok 9. Yes
5. answers may vary 13. ok 10. Yes
14. ok
15. boo/synecdoche
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