SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL- Creative Writing

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A. Most Essential Learning Competency

● Use imagery, diction, figures of speech and specific experiences
to evoke meaningful responses from the readers.

B. Objectives
At the end of this learning activity learners will be able to:
● Define figures of speech and its types, and examples
● Give examples of figures of speech; and
● Write an essay using figures of speech.

Language learning has always been challenging. Aside from getting

to express what you truly mean; the words may not be too literal and meanings
may vary depending on how they are taken in conversations and/or other
exchanges.
Figures of speech enhance the author's creation. This is true of any
genre and any form of writing. The effective use of figures of speech brings to
life what would have been mere words, phrases and sentences. They express
the author's intent and take the reader on a journey through what he or she
experienced or imagined or witnessed at a specific period or periods in time. It
brings beauty, emphasis and clarity to what could have been just a mundane
and impoverished rendition. They are the palette from which the author works,
and he or she might choose to enhance his or her creation by applying the
appropriate "colors" as it were, in his or her writing. A dab of metaphor here, a
stroke of personification there, what about a dramatic slash of simile or
onomatopoeia there? All of these add flavor to writing and make the experience
of reading is so much more enjoyable. We can feel what the author felt, we can
see what he or she has seen, we empathize with him or her, experience his or
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 her joy, frustration, pain and anger because we are effectively guided through
the experience by figures of speech - they are our map, our guide to better
understand and appreciate what the author has so unselfishly shared with us.
The table shows some examples of figures of speech, its definitions
and examples:
Figure of Speech Definition Example

A simile is a figure of as dark as the night

speech in which two things
are directly compared. We as cool as a cucumber
Simile use the word like or as to
make the comparison. fought like cats and
dogs

Like similes, metaphors She is now in the

make comparisons between sunset of her days.
two dissimilar things, but
Metaphor
they do so indirectly without She is a star in our
comparative terms like ''like'' family.
or ''as.''

A figure of speech in which Peter Piper picked a

two usually consecutive peck of pickled
words begin with the same peppers.
consonant sound but not
always the same letter. She sells sea shells on
Alliteration the sea shore.
The words do not always
have to be right next to
each other, but when you Becky’s beagle barked
say or read them, the sound and bayed, which
is repeated. bothered Billy.

Personification is giving The flowers nodded

human qualities to their heads cheerfully.
something that may not be
human, or even alive. laughing flowers
Personification
howling wind

smiling sun

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 opportunity knocking at
the door

shoe bite

An oxymoron brings alone together

two conflicting
ideas together. We use deafening silence
them to draw attention from
the reader/listener. bittersweet
Oxymoron
Two words with apparently living dead
contradictory meanings are
combined to form a new
word that is more in
conjunction.
Hyperbole means I have told you a million
using exaggerated times not to get your
statements for effect. The shoes dirty.
media and politicians often
use hyperbole to make their Jake’s mum always
articles or speeches more cooks enough food to
Hyperbole
attention grabbing or seem feed an army.
more important, bigger,
better and more interesting. What have you got in
this suitcase; it weighs
a ton?

A euphemism is an indirect Friendly fire

or innocuous word or (attack from allied
phrase used instead of forces)
something considered
unpleasant, harsh or He is telling us a tall
sensitive, or embarrassing. It story (a lie)
is often intended to amuse
or downplay something that Senior citizen (old
the speaker deems offensive person)
Euphemism
or upsetting somehow. They
may be used to cover Staff restructure
profanity or sensitive (making people
subjects such as gender, redundant)
disability, and death in a
polite manner.

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 Litotes is It’s hardly rocket
an understatement, usually science is it? (often
involving a hint of irony. said when a task is
Instead of saying something very simple)
simple or obvious, a phrase The weather isn’t so
contrary to the truth is used. good today.
(Said during a thunder-
Litotes storm)
She’s no spring
chicken. (meaning
someone is not young)
He’s not exactly a
beggar.
(He’s financially
solvent)

Pun is a play on words as it The chicken farmer's

is usually a jokey way of favorite car is a coupe.
exploiting the fact that some
He’s been to see his
words sound alike or have
dentist so many times
more than one meaning or
Pun now that he knows the
spelling. They rely heavily
drill.
on homophones and
homonyms to work. I’ve forgotten where my
wife said we were
going, don’t worry,
Alaska.

A. PRACTICE TASK

Practice Task 1
Directions: Identify the type of figurative language used in each sentence.
1. He is the Shakespeare in our English class. He’s so poetic and his words are
beyond equal.
2. I can run faster than a train bullet so don’t you dare me.

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 3. The clock never sleeps. Always make use of it wisely for what’s gone can
never be back.
4. I am as powerful as I think. I am like a flower bending in the breeze.
5. Your story is a bittersweet proof of hardwork and sacrifice.

Practice Task 2
Directions: Make your own sentence using the figure of speech indicated. Be
sure not to duplicate the previously given examples.
1. PERSONIFICATION
___________________________________________________________

2. METAPHOR
___________________________________________________________

3. PUN
___________________________________________________________

4. EUPHEMISM
___________________________________________________________

5. HYPERBOLE

Practice Task 3
Directions: Give the definition of the following figures of speech using your
simplified understanding of these concepts.
1.ALLUSION
______________________________________________________________
2.OXYMORON
______________________________________________________________
3.PERSONIFICATION
______________________________________________________________
4.METAPHOR
______________________________________________________________
5.HYPERBOLE
______________________________________________________________

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 B. ASSESSMENT

Directions: Make an essay with 300 words in sharing about your biggest dream in
life. You may also ask for the biggest dream of your parents, guardian or loved
ones. Use figures of speech in your composition and underline them. Use a long-
size bond paper. This will be part of your portfolio. Happy writing!

In writing your creative essay, please be guided of the following rubrics:

Excellent Average Poor

(5) (3) (2)
The words in the
The essay
The essay goes essay do not go
somewhat goes
perfectly together. together. The used
together but there
Cohesiveness There is unity words are not
are words which
which connects to related to the
are not appropriate
the topic. topic.
to the topic.
The essay uses 3
The essay uses 1
or more Figures of
or 2 Figures of The essay did not
Use of Figures of Speech to
Speech but they use any Figures of
Speech enhance the essay
sometimes distract Speech
and the reader’s
the readers.
emotion
All rules were There were 2 to 3
Observance to the Rules in writing the
properly observed rules that were not
Rules in writing essay were not
in writing the met in writing the
essays observed.
essay. essay.
The essay uses 3 The essay uses 1 The essay did not
or more Figures of or 2 Figures of use any types
Speech in Speech in Figures of Speech
Creativity
describing the describing the in describing the
subject of the subject of the subject of the
essay. essay. essay.

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● Galan, Ralph Semino. (2014). Wording the World: The Art of
Creative Writing. Metro Manila: C&E Publishing.
● Wooldridge, M.B., &Shapka, J. (2012). Creative Interplay of
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218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2012.055.
● Bryant, William C. (2003). Creative Perspectives in Writing. LA:
Lonsbury Press

Written by:

BRYAN E. NOVIO
Teacher III, Ligao National High School

Condensed by:
MA. CRISTINA L. CONSUELO
Teacher III, Paulba National High School

Quality Assured by:

JOE-BREN L. CONSUELO, EdD
Education Program Supervisor

Layout Artist:
JESSIE ALLAN C. CIDRO
Teacher III, Catburawan Elementary School
SDO-Ligao City

Quality Assured by:

AL BAMBINO M. CAMINO, MT I EMMA V. DASCO
Vinzons Pilot High School EPS I - English
Camarines Norte Division Camarines Norte Division

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Answer Key:
Practice Task 1
1. Metaphor
2. Hyperbole
3. Personification
4. Personification
5. Oxymoron

Practice Task 2
1. The blossoming daffodils are dancing and prancing with the clouds and
winds.
2. You tongue is a knife.
3. He’s been to see his dentist so many times now that he knows the drill.
4. The tall stories he invented are miraculously incredible.
5. I can eat like an elephant for a day.

Practice Task 3
1. A figure of speech in which two usually consecutive words begin with the same
consonant sound but not always the same letter.
2. An oxymoron brings two conflicting ideas together. We use them to draw attention
from the reader/listener. Two words with apparently contradictory meanings are
combined to form a new word that is more in conjunction.
3. Personification is giving human qualities to something that may not be human, or
even alive.
4. Like similes, metaphors make comparisons between two dissimilar things, but
they do so indirectly without comparative terms like ''like'' or ''as.''
5. Hyperbole means using exaggerated statements for effect. The media and
politicians often use hyperbole to make their articles or speeches more attention
grabbing or seem more important, bigger, better and more interesting.

ASSESSMENT
(Answers may vary)

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