I.

OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson the student should be able to:
a.) Identify the different types of Poetry,
b.) Define each types of Poetry, and
c.) Perform an activity regarding to the types of Poetry.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: Types of Poetry
Reference: Google, familyfriendpoems.com
Materials: Cartolina, Manila Paper, Marker, Pictures
Strategy: Collaboration and participation

III. PROCEDURE
A. PRILIMINARY ACTIVITIES
 Prayer
 Classroom Management:
Pick up pieces of papers before taking sit
Present Classroom Rules
 Checking the attendance
B. MOTIVATIONS
 Guess Who?
 The teacher will present Three (3) pictures of some famous poets and let the student
guess who is in the picture.

William Shakespeare
Francisco Baltazar Dr. Jose Rizal

C. PRESENTATION OF THE LESSON

 Reading of the Objectives
D. UNLOCKING OF DIFFICULTIES
Poetry - literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and
ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature.
Poet - a person who writes poems.
Poem - a piece of writing that partakes of the nature of both speech and song that is nearly
always
rhythmical, usually metaphorical, and often exhibits such formal elements as meter, rhyme,
and stanzaic structure.
E. DISCUSSION
The teacher introduces the Topic.
Further explanation – Discuss the different types of poetry and give the meaning of each types of
poetry.

 SONNET - A sonnet is a poetic form that has fourteen lines. It originated in Italy in
the thirteenth century, and though it has generally kept some of the original rules, such
as the number of lines and having a specific rhyme scheme and meter, the conventions
of sonnets have changed over the centuries to some degree.
Example: When I consider how my light is spent,
Ere half my days in this dark world and wide,
And that one talent which is death to hide
 Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent
To serve therewith my Maker, and present
My true account, lest He returning chide;
“Doth God exact day-labor, light denied?”
I fondly ask. But Patience, to prevent
That murmur, soon replies, “God doth not need
Either man’s work or His own gifts. Who best
Bear His mild yoke, they serve Him best. His state
Is kingly: thousands at His bidding speed,
And post o’er land and ocean without rest;
They also serve who only stand and wait.”

 LIMERICK - a five-line witty poem with a distinctive rhythm. The first, second and
fifth lines, the longer lines, rhyme. The third and fourth shorter lines rhyme. (A-A-B-
B-A).
Examples: There was an Old Man with a Beard (By Edward Lear)
“There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, ‘It is just as I feared!
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!”
 HAIKU - This ancient form of poem writing is renowned for its small size as well as
the precise punctuation and syllables needed on its three lines. It is of ancient Asian
origin.
Haiku's are composed of 3 lines, each a phrase. The first line typically has 5 syllables,
second line has 7 and the 3rd and last line repeats another 5. In addition there is a
seasonal reference included.
Example: Natsume Soseki (1867-1916) was a widely respected novelist who also had
many fairy tales and haiku published. Here are three examples of his haikus:

The lamp once out

Cool stars enter
The window frame.

Plum flower temple:

Voices rise
From the foothills

The crow has flown away:

swaying in the evening sun,
a leafless tree.
 NARRATIVe - A narrative poem tells the story of an event in the form of a poem.
There is a strong sense of narration, characters, and plot. It may be dramatic, with
objectives and diverse characters. Narrative poetry may be short or long, and the story
it relates to may be simple or complex.
Example: The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
“This Chanticleer stood high upon his toes,
Stretching his neck, and both his eyes did close,
And so did crow right loudly, for the nonce;
And Russel Fox, he started up at once,
And by the gorget grabbed our Chanticleer,
Flung him on back, and toward the wood did steer,
For there was no man who as yet pursued.”
 EPIC - a lengthy narrative poem in grand language celebrating the adventures and
accomplishments of a legendary or conventional hero.
Examples: The Homeric Poems – The Iliad (~800 BCE)
The Homeric Poems – The Odyssey (~800 BCE)
Beowulf (~8th-11th century CE)
Biag ni Lam ang (16th Century)
Ibong Adarna (16th Century)
COUPLET - two lines of verse which rhyme and form a unit alone or as part of a
poem.
 Example: She was a little tense
The notice made no sense.
It's hard to see the butterfly
Because he flies across the sky.
 FREE VERSE - poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter. A Free Verse
Poem does not follow any rules, and have no rhyme or rhythm; but they are still an
artistic expression. Their creation is completely in the hands of the author.
 Example: Fog by Carl Sandburg
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
 ACROSTIC - An acrostic poem is a poem where the one letter in each line spells out
a word or phrase vertically that acts as the theme or message of the poem. The word
used for the acrostic can be the name of the person you are writing the acrostic about, a
message such as Happy Birthday or a theme such as Acceptance, Love or Hope.
Example: Sunshine warming my toes,
Underwater fun with my friends.
Making homemade ice cream on the porch,
Many long nights catching fireflies.
Early morning walks to the creek,
Reveling in the freedom of lazy days.

F. APPLICATION
Perform an activity with regards to the topic. Choose only one type of Poetry and make a one
example poem.
RUBRIC
Criteria Awesome Very good Good
(10 Points) ( 9 Points) ( 8 Points )
Content The Idea is The Idea is very The Idea is good
awesome good presented presented and
presented and and explained. explained.
explained
Clarity The group The group The group
presents their presents their presents their
And work clearly and work not clearly work not clearly
loudly but loudly and not loudly
Loudness
Teamwork Everyone in the Half of the group 2-3 of the group
group cooperate cooperate cooperate

G. GENERALIZATION
 What did you learn about our lesson today?
 What are those different types of Poetry?

H. VALUING
Re-reading of Objectives

IV. EVALUATION

Instruction: Identify the poem according to its type.

___1. Long has paled that sunny sky:

Echoes fade and memories die:
Autumn frosts have slain July.

___2. The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Tennyson

 When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honour the charge they made!
Honour the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred!

___3. Hear the honking of the goose

I think he's angry at the moose

___4. One foot down, then hop! It’s hot.

Good things for the ones that’s got.
Another jump, now to the left.
Everybody for his self.
In the air, now both feet down.
Since you black, don’t stick around.
Food is gone, the rent is due,
Curse and cry and then jump two.
All the people out of work,
Hold for three, then twist and jerk.
Cross the line, they count you out.
That’s what hopping’s all about.
Both feet flat, the game is done.
They think I lost. I think I won.

___5. “There was a young lady of station

‘I love man’ was her sole exclamation;
But when men cried: ‘You flatter,’
She replied, ‘Oh! no matter
Isle of Man is the true explanation.'”

V. ASSIGNMENT
Advance study about the Elements of Poetry.

Prepared By: Mark Ortiz

BSED ENGLISH IV WMSU