LESSON 6: DIFFERENT FORMS OF POETRY  Haikus are known for their ability to paint a vivid picture in just a few

words.
 Mostly poems about nature or season to capture brief moments in time
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY CONVENTIONAL? via effective imagery.

5. SONNET
 Conventional is an adjective for things that are normal, ordinary, and  A 14-line poem with a variable rhyme scheme originating in Italy with
following the accepted way. the earliest sonnets written by Giacomo da Lentini who lived from
 Traditional, typical, and ordinary 1188 – 1240.
Types of Philippine Poetry (CONVENTIONAL FILIPINO POEMS)
 Mostly in iambic pentameter.
 Poetry has always been a part of what we call “kwentong bayan” or folk
stories. We have passion for words; we love exploring the meaning of
words. We enjoy writing poems, in any poetic form. Below are some types SONNETS HAS 2 VARIATIONS:
of these poems or verses in poetic forms.
I. PATRIARCHAN SONNET
1. TANAGA
 is an indigenous type of Filipino short poem that is used traditionally in
the Tagalog language to impart lessons and reminders of our folks to  (1300) Francesco Petrarca’s “Canzonierre”, a book containing 317
young people. Sonnets.

 The poetic art uses four (4) lines (quatrain) with each line having seven
(7) syllables only.
 AAAA rhyme scheme, Also, ABBA, ABAB, AABB rhyme scheme
 A tanaga traditionally does not have a title. It is a poetic form that
should speak for itself. Most of these types of poems are handed down
by oral history, and contain proverbial forms, moral lessons, and
snippets of a code of ethics.
2. DALIT
- is an indigenous type of Filipino short poem that consists of eight syllables
in each line. There are four lines in each stanza with a single rhyme.
 It contains 14 lines of iambic pentameter ( 5 unstressed and 5 stressed
in each line)
 These lines are divided into two: the first is octet, and the final is sestet.
 ABBA ABBA – octet involves two rhymes scheme.
 Two or three rhyme patterns – CDECDE & CDCDCD (Sestet)
 The Sonnet set up a problem or describes an incident in its octave, then
resolves or reflects on its sestet.
 Ex: Sonnet 23 (Elizabeth Barrett Browning)

3. DIONA II. SHAKESPEAREAN SONNET

 is an indigenous type of Filipino short poem that consists of seven  Also known as “English Sonnet”
syllables in each line. There are three lines in each stanza with a single  14 lines, these line are divided into 4 lines or quatrains and the final
rhyme. two lines or couplet.

 The quatrains have a rhymes scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF with the
OTHER CONVENTIONAL POEMS final couplet rhyming GG

 Ex: Sonnet 98
4. HAIKU
 A traditional Japanese haiku is a three-line poem with seventeen
syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count.

LESSON 7: FREE VERSE
 Free verse is also called “vers libre”, which is a French word meaning “free
verse.”
 It is a literary device that can be defined as poetry that is free from
limitations of regular meter or rhythm
 does not rhyme with fixed forms.
 Such poems are without rhythm and rhyme schemes, do not follow regular
rhyme scheme rules, yet still provide artistic expression.
 Line breaks divide poems into lines, and the length of lines determines
the appearance of the poem on the page: long and skinny, short and
wide, or a shape entirely its own.
USES OF LINE BREAK
 To preserve the meter
 To place more emphasis on certain words by inserting more space around
them. (One of the features of Free verse)
 To preserve the syntax of the sentence
 Syntax is the order or arrangement of words and phrases to form
proper sentences.

WHAT DOES IT LOOKS LIKE?

2. ENJAMBMENT
1. It can rhyme  derived from the French word enjambment which means to step over,
2. It can NOT rhyme or put legs across. In poetry, it can be defined as a thought or sense,
3. It can have a syllable count phrase or clause, in a line of poetry that does not end at the line break,
4. It can have NO syllable count but moves over to the next line.
5. Irregular rhyme scheme
 Enjambment lines usually do not have a punctuation mark at the end. It
is a running on of a thought from one line to another.
NOTE: Free verse may be free from rules and limitations but still it should be well
written and follows an artistic writing.
 It is used in poetry to trick a reader. Poets lead their readers to think of
HOW TO WRITE FREE VERSE? an idea, then move on the next line, giving an idea that conflicts with it.

 It helps readers to continue thinking about the idea, which is expressed

 Words are chosen carefully in one line, and which continues through to the next.
 Using alliteration

 Using personification

LINE BREAKS AND ENJAMBMENTS

1. LINE BREAK
 A line break occurs when a poet decides to stop a line and begin
another. It can happen with or without punctuation.
 - Also known as spoken word and poetry slam

LESSON 8: OTHER EXPERIMENTAL TEXTS

1. TYPOGRAPHY OR ‘SHAPE POEM’

LESSON 9: TECHNICAL AND JOURNALISTIC WRITING
 is the style, arrangement, or appearance of printed letters on a
page. The typological arrangement of words is as important in TECHNICAL WRITING
conveying the intended effect as the meaning of words, rhythm,
rhyme and so on.  Technical writing is a form of communication that professionals
use to convey information about specialized topics.
2. CONCRETE POEM
 is written to represent objects which they describe. The poem can
be written in the shape of the object. This form is also known as
visual poetry

3. ACROSTIC POEM
 uses the letter in a topic word to begin each line. All lines in the
poem should relate to or describe the poem.

4. GENRE CROSSING TEXT

 Have you ever imagined that poems can also be transformed onto
prose or the other way around? Yes! You can do some tricks and
tweaks like making your poems become narrative essays,
descriptive paragraphs, scripts, and many more. We call this work
as GENRE-CROSSING TEXTS. KEY DIFFERENCES

I. PROSE POETRY
- Poetic quality being written in prose  In creative writing, the most part is self-created, although the idea
- Utilizes elements and attributes that are associated with both prose might be inspired, but in technical writing, the facts are to be
and poetry obliged.
- It has the characteristics of being written in sentences and  Most commonly, the creative writing is for general audience or for
paragraphs rather than in verses or lines and stanzas. masses but technical writing is for specific audience.
II. PERFORMANCE POETRY
 In technical writing, the specialized vocabulary like scientific
- A poem written to be delivered and performed in audience
terms and others (jargons) are used while in creative writing, one
- A poem written to be delivered and performed in audience
 can go with slang or evocative phrases.

 Humor, satire might be useful in creative writing but such thoughts

and ideas have no link to technical writing

JOURNALISTIC WRITING

 is a form of non-fiction writing used to report news and factual events.

 It can be utilized in newspaper articles, television reports, and radio scripts

and on news websites

 Ex. News articles, feature stories, sports news, editorials, columns,

television reports, radio scripts, and news websites.