Week 2
Week 2
BASIC ELEMENTS
August 7-12, 2024
Review
Activity
P.O.E.T.R.Y.: Playing
with Words
in Acronymic Style
Example
Putting words
On paper to
Express in part,
Thoughts from me
Right to
Your heart
POETRY: Playing
with Words
IMBIBE ME
Think, Pair, and
Share
Write a two-stanza
short prayer with
rhyming words or
free-verse.
Think, Pair, and
Share
LET’S READ!
Processing
Questions
1. How did you feel about
writing a poem using the
elements of poetry? Describe
your experience.
Processing
Questions
2. Do you think there is a
connection between writing
poetry and writing a prayer?
Explain your thoughts.
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Questions
3. Did you face any
challenges while writing
your prayer poem? If so,
how did you address them?
Guess the Word
Hint:
A type of horse-drawn carriage or a
traditional Filipino horse-drawn
vehicle.
Guess the Word
Hint:
It is commonly used as a mode of
transportation in rural areas and
small towns in the Philippines.
Guess the Word
Hint:
10 letters
T___A_I_LA
Processing
Questions
1. Based on the images
shown, how would you
describe a tartanilla?
Answer
b. Assonance
c. Consonance
d. Onomatopoeia
e. Simile
Assignment:
f. Metaphor
g. Personification
h. Hyperbole
Brain Blossoms:
Cultivating Ideas and
Thoughts
“Poetry is a garden nourished
by the soil of imagination and
tended with the care of
language’s artistry.”
Basic Elements
of Poetry
FORM
How the poem is put together (rhymes,
rhythm)
Examples:
• Rhyme • Assonance
• Rhythm • Consonance
• alliteration • Onomatopoei
a
Alliteration
When words start with
the same sound
Examples:
• Ferocious flames flickered from the
fireplace.
• The windy waves whispered secrets against
the wheathered rocks.
Assonance
Repeated vowel sounds in
multiple words
Examples:
• The light of the fire is a sight.
• Go slow over the road.
Consonance
Repeated consonant sounds in
multiple words
Examples:
• Curiosity killed the cat.
• The early bird gets the worm.
Onomatopoei
a Words that sound like
what they mean
Examples:
• The crackling fire that popped and hissed.
• The rain rattled against the window, drumming a
soothing lullaby.
• Hush!
FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE
Adds depth, nuance and emotion to
poetry by going beyond literal meanings
Examples:
• The sky misses the sun at night.
• I move fast like a cheetah on the Serengeti.
Simile
Compares two things using the words
“like” or “as”
Examples:
• She is as busy as a bee.
• They fought like cats and dogs.
Metaphor
Compares two things indirectly
Examples:
• The world is my oyster.
• You are my sunshine.
Personification
Gives human characteristics to inanimate
objects, animals or ideas.
Examples:
• Once the opportunity knocked the door, grab it.
• The sun greeted me this morning.
Hyperbole
An outrageous exaggeration that
emphasizes a point, and can be ridiculous
or funny.
Examples:
• You snore louder than a freight train.
• You could have knocked me over with a feather.
THEME
The central idea, message or underlying
meaning of a poem.