LEARNER’S ACTIVITY SHEET

HUMANITIES 1: CREATIVE WRITING

Name: _________________________________________ Date: _______________

GAS 12 ____________ Week 1 Lesson 1

Topic Imagery, Diction and Figures of Speech

Most Essential Learning Competencies Use imagery, diction, figures of speech, and specific experiences to evoke
meaningful responses from readers.
Lesson Objectives 1. use imagery, diction, figures of speech and specific experiences, and;
2. write a brief literary description or a short paragraph through making
sense of pictures and songs.
References Division of City Schools – Manila Creative Writing Module, Creative Writing
DIWA SHS Series
Time Allotment 2 hrs.

PRE-TEST Let’s Answer This! Activity 1.1

Before we start with this module, let us check what you already know about this course by answering this
pretest

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the letter on the space provided.

_____1. Figurative language is a language that:

A. uses words or phrases which is different from the literal meaning
B. deviates from the normal language to convey an unusual meaning
C. makes writing interesting and vivid
D. All of the above

_____2. “Like as the armed knight appointed to the field” is an example of:
A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Hyperbole

_____3. ______________ is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is described in terms of another thing
associated to it.
A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Metonymy D. Synecdoche

_____4. A figure of speech in which a thing, a place, an abstract quality, an idea, a dead or absent person, is addressed
as if present and capable of understanding is called:
A. Alliteration B. Apostrophe C. Synecdoche D. Metonymy

_____5. Which of the following is NOT true about diction?

A. It is the prescribed words used by the writers.
B. It is the word choice an author uses to convey a particular tone.
C. It includes formality of the language, the emotional content, and the sounds of words.
D. It is the combination of denotation, connotation, concrete and abstract words, and sound devices.
 MOTIVATION Let’s Move On! Activity 1.2

Bring out the music in me!

Directions: Select one song inside the boxes which piqued your interest. Using your smartphone or computer, listen
to the song in any video or music streaming website you prefer. After listening, read and accomplish what is
described below.

“Imagine” “Photograph” “The Scientist” “Fast Car”

by John Lennon by Ed Sheeran by Coldplay by Tracy Chapman
“Rainbow” “In the End” “You Belong With Me” “Out of My League”
by Southborder by Linkin Park by Taylor Swift by Stephen Speaks

Write a about a memory triggered by the music you have chosen. Think of where you are when you last heard the
music and what it meant for you. Include any images that come into mind.
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INDEPENDENT
RACTICE Activity 1.3

Activity 1 Outside Looking In.

Directions: Below are excerpts from different literary texts . Identify what figure of speech is exemplified in each
number. Choose your answer from the box and write on the space provided.

Simile Metaphor Onomatopoeia Personification

Apostrophe Hyperbole Synecdoche Metonymy
Oxymoron Paradox

_______________1. “Ebony and ivory / Live together in perfect harmony” (McCartney & Wonder)

_______________2. “Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is!”
(Shakespeare)
______________3. “Pity, you ancient stones, those tender babes Whom envy hath immured within your walls”
(Shakespeare)
_______________4. “He watches from his mountain walls, and like a thunderbolt he falls.” (Tennyson)

_______________5. “That I may rise, and stand, o’erthrow me.” (Donne)

_______________6. “Even at night time, Mama is sunrise.” (Hunt)

_______________7. “The western wave was all a-flame. The day was well nigh done!” (Coleridge)

_______________8. “A day was twenty-four hours long but seemed longer. There was no hurry, for there was
nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with…” (Lee)

_______________9. “…the glish of squirting taps plus slush of foam knocked off and a faint piddle of drops...” (e.e.
cummings)

_______________10. “Fall had barely touched the full splendor of trees…” (Knowles)

ENRICHMENT Let’s Do it!

Activity 1.4

What is it like?
Directions: Take a very careful look at the picture below. Write a brief paragraph of the place using imagery, diction,
and figures of speech. You may incorporate an experience related to the location to make your literary description
more vivid

Image from: https://ccsearch.creativecommons.org/photos/2e452542-ef22-402b-a3f7-8527da483e0f

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EVALUATION Let’s Answer This!

Activity 1.5

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the letter on the space provided

_____1. A figure of speech which combines incongruous and apparently contradictory words and meanings for a
special effect.

A. Paradox B. Oxymoron C. Metaphor D. Personification

_____2. Imagery is characterized by the following EXCEPT:

A. it is considered as a figure of speech

B. it consists of descriptive language
C. it draws on the five senses
D. it is a literary device

_____3. It is a direct and explicit address either to an absent person or to an abstract or nonhuman entity.

A. Synecdoche B. Onomatopoeia C. Oxymoron D. Apostrophe

_____4. All of the following are examples of figures of speech except:

A. Metonymy B. Synecdoche C. Symbol D. Hyperbole

_____5. Which of the following does NOT describe diction?

A. It is the writer’s manner of speaking.

B. It is a special style used by writers in creating a literary text.
C. It is the writer’s distinctive choice and use of language.
D. It is the linguistic choices a writer makes to effectively convey action or reveal a character.
 LESSON 1: IMAGERY, DICTION AND FIGURES OF SPEECH
REFLECTIVE LEARNING SHEET

Directions: Write a reflective learning about what you have learned about imagery, diction and figure of
speech by answering the questions inside the box. You may express your answers in a more
critical and creative presentation of your great learning. Have fun and enjoy!

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