Compendiums of Poetry
Couplet
It is a literary device that can be defined as having
two successive rhyming lines in a verse, and has the same meter to form a complete thought. It is marked by a usual rhythm, rhyme scheme, and incorporation of specific utterances.
Example:
"I always wanted to reach the sky,
So I am dreaming up so high”.
Tercet
It is a three-lined verse, or a group, or unit of
three lines. These three lines are often rhymed together, or they rhyme with another triplet. It has a flow of words as rolling
waves. Creating rhythmic flow in in just three lines, however, is quite a
challenging job.
Example:
"And I'm never a fool,
Because I go to school,
And that, no doubt, is cool".
Quatrain
A stanza in a poem that has exactly four lines. Some quatrains
comprise entire poems, while others are part of a larger structure. Quatrains
usually use some form of rhyme scheme, especially the following forms: AAAA, AABB,
ABAB, and ABBA. Lines in quatrain can be any length and with any meter,
but there is usually a regular rhythm to the lines as well. There are examples of quatrains
in many eras and cultures, from Ancient Greece and China to Renaissance England
and Iran to contemporary literature.
"Once in my life, I'd have fell in love,
To a lady sent by God above.
She can sing like a lovely Dove,
One reason to give her endless love."
Cinquaine
A cinquain poem is a verse of five lines that do not rhyme.
A cinquain consists of five unrhymed lines.
Each line has a set number of syllables see below:
Line 1: 2 syllables
Line 2: 4 syllables
Line 3: 6 syllables
Line 4: 8 syllables
Line 5: 2 syllables
"Hero
So strong, so brave.
Flying, running, climbing.
Good hearted on rescuing man.
Fiction"
Acrostic
An acrostic poem is a type of poetry where the first,
last or other letters in a line spell out a particular word or phrase. The most
common and simple form of an acrostic poem is where the first letters of each
line spell out the word or phrase.
Example:
S-
Somebody who has a dream.
E-
Eagerness to him can be seen.
A-
A man who wants to a sailor.
M-
Manage a ship to different directions.
A-
Anchor is one of his thing.
N-
No one ca stop him dreaming.
Free
Verse
A literary device that can be defined as poetry that is
free from limitations of regular meter or rhythm,
and 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. In this
way, the poet can give his own shape to a poem however he or she desires. However, it still allows
poets to use alliteration, rhyme, cadences, and rhythms to
get the effects that they consider are suitable for the piece.
“I didn’t stop dreaming
I go for it silently and calm
No one can hinder me.
I am a good a fighter”.
Tanaga
Ang tanaga ay
isang maikling katutubong Pilipinong tula na
naglalaman ng pang-aral agimas at payak na pilosopiyang ginagamit
ng matatanda sa pagpapagunita sa mga kabataan. May estruktura itong apat (4) na
taludtod at pitong (7) pantig kada taludtod. Katumbas nito ang haiku ng mga Hapones.
“Wag kang madamot
Di ito gamut
Sa ibat-ibang poot”.
Senryu
A 3-line unrhymed Japanese poem structurally similar to haiku but
treating human nature usually in an ironic or satiric vein.
Example:
“Oxygen”
It needs to be pure
Run out of it; you are dead
Best when inhaled fresh.
Diamante
Diamante
poem is written it takes on the shape of a diamond.
The
Structure of a Diamante Poem
A diamante
poem is made up of 7 lines using a set structure:
Line 1: Beginning
subject
Line 2: Two describing words about line 1
Line 3: Three doing words about line 1
Line 4: A short phrase about line 1, a short phrase about line 7
Line 5: Three doing words about line 7
Line 6: Two describing words about line 7
Line 7: End subject
Line 2: Two describing words about line 1
Line 3: Three doing words about line 1
Line 4: A short phrase about line 1, a short phrase about line 7
Line 5: Three doing words about line 7
Line 6: Two describing words about line 7
Line 7: End subject
Example:
“Love
Romantic,
Happy
Loving,
Entrusting, Dreaming
Couple,
Married, Family, Forever
Crying,
Hating, misunderstanding
Mad, Rage
Hate”.
Diona
Is a pre-Hispanic
rhyming poem of three lines with seven syllables in each line expressing a
complete thought.
Example:
“My Dream”
Just continue believing
To achieve happy ending
And luxurious living.
Haiku
A Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in
three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the
natural world.
Example:
“Tea”
Drinking my tea
Without sugar
No difference.
Enjambment
The
continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet,
or stanza.
Example:
I’m feeling nervous.
I really don’t know why. All I know
Is there is something wrong happened and
Something is out of control.
Limerick
A humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three
long and two short lines rhyming AABBA, popularized by Edward Lear.
Example:
“The
Painter”
There’s a doll painter
named Wells,
Who is duller than anyone else:
With the face of a horse
He hits by you and snorts-
Which is very offensive in Wells.
Definition of Drama
and its Sample
Drama
In simple words, a drama is a composition
in verse or prose presenting a story in pantomime or
dialogue. It contains conflict of characters, particularly the ones
who perform in front of audience on the stage. The person who writes
drama for stage directions is known as a “dramatist” or “playwright.”
Types of Drama
Let us consider a few popular types of drama:
· Tragedy – Tragic dramas use darker themes,
such as disaster, pain, and death. Protagonists often have a tragic flaw — a characteristic that leads them to
their downfall.
· Comedy – Comedies are lighter in tone than
ordinary works, and provide a happy conclusion. The intention of
dramatists in comedies is to make their audience laugh. Hence, they use quaint circumstances,
unusual characters, and witty remarks.
·
Tragicomedy - a play or novel containing elements of both comedy and tragedy.
· Miracle Play - also called Saint’s Play, one of three principal kinds of vernacular drama of the European Middle Ages (along
with the mystery play and the morality
play). A miracle play presents a real or fictitious account of the life,
miracles, or martyrdom of a saint.
· Melodrama – Melodrama is an exaggerated drama,
which is sensational and appeals directly to the senses of the audience. Just
like the farce, the characters are of a single dimension and simple, or may be
stereotyped.
· Musical
Drama – In musical dramas, dramatists not
only tell their stories through acting and dialogue, but through dance as well
as music. Often the story may be comedic, though it may also involve serious
subjects.
· Fantacy - It is a form of
literary genre in which a plot cannot occur in the real world. Its
plot usually involves witchcraft or magic, taking place on an undiscovered
planet of an unknown world. Its overall theme and setting involve a combination of technology,
architecture, and language, which sometimes resemble European medieval ages.
The most interesting thing about fantasies is that their plot involves witches,
sorcerers, mythical and animal creatures talking like humans, and other things
that never happen in real life.
· Historical Drama - Plays with some connection to historic narratives date to the
beginnings of Athenian theatre.
Example:
“Miraculous Baby”
(One-Act Play)
(Inside the plane) Kaycee travelled abroad with her three gay
friends Kim, Jeff, and Michael. They are so noisy inside and laughing very
loud. There is a pregnant women without a husband in that plane.
Jeff
Hey friends, look at the man in the corner. He’s so handsome and
yummy.
Kim
Yes and I’m sure I will get him.
Jeff
No no nooo… Find for yourself.
Kim
Mmmm… Okay fine. He’s all yours.
Michael
Shut up Jeff. He’s my ex.
(Kim
laugh out loud)
What?
Jeff
Hahaha… You kidding?
Michael
Yes. Of course…Not…hahaha.
Kaycee
Hey guys can you please keep quiet? You’re so noisy!
Jeff
Kj speaks…
When they are about to sleep, the pregnant women cried and
announced that she’s now going to give birth. Everyone in the plane got
shocked, panic, and didn’t know what to do and from that moment, the plane was
about to crash. It was out of control.
Kaycee
Oh no! what’s happening?
Jeff
AAAaaa… come on my man save me!! Save me.
(Everyone were scared and fearful)
Kim
You’re so flirty! Can you please think first about yourself?
Michael
Oh yes! I want to die of yumminess…
The mother of the pregnant women made an action and act as the
nurse to help her daughter give birth but Kaycee graduated as a professional
nurse so they help each other. Kim carry the baby but he has no heart rate and
so, the mother of the baby cried and cried. Jeff comfort her. 21 minutes later,
the baby cried and all the attention was captured.
Grandmother
Oh goodness!! Thank you Lord for bringing him back. ( the baby
is boy)
The four friends
Oh yes! Thank goodness…
The grandma feel so gifted when she saw that the baby smiled.
After a few seconds, the plane back to normal and function well. They call the
baby as miraculous one because he didn’t let the plane to crash.
Everyone
Thank goodness we’re saved.
Prepared by:
Divine R. Organista
Grade 12 Newton
Prepared for:
MR. NELSON G. VERSOZA
Teacher II
The Saddest Victory
(One-act play)
In faraway kingdom, there is a princess named Hannah. She is the only
daughter of King James and Queen Maria. After 20 years, King James suffers from
an illness where no one can cure even the smartest doctor in their kingdom.
King James:
Hannah my dear, I have only few days to leave. I need to transfer my
position.
Hannah
(Crying)
Dad no, you’re not going to die. We will find medicine for that. You
will be cured and live for a long time.
Queen Maria
Your father will die anytime and we didn’t know when that time come.
King James
(Hold Hannah’s hand)
Hannah you need to find your prince as early as possible so that
before I die I can transfer my position as the king of our kingdom.
Hannah
Ye… Yes dad
(Group hug)
When the news has been spread all around the kingdom, there were two
princes coming from different kingdoms go to the princess.
(Inside the kingdom)
Prince Alex
Oh!!! Hannah my princess, if you will choose me, I will give you
everything. You will never cry and will never be hurt by somebody. I will protect
you and ‘til my last breath I’ll say I love you.
(Laughing)
Hahaha… Oh! Hannah what a beautiful name by a beautiful princess
(forwarded a flying kiss to the princess). If you will marry me I will give you
more than what prince Alex can give (insulting Alex) and wait there is more, I
will give you the treasure of our kingdom even the expensive jewelry.
Hannah
(Smiling)
I appreciate everything. You are both good and brave for me and
that’s great. But I need to choose only one from among you and I have someone
in my mind who really hook my attention and catch my heart.
(George and Alex stared each other but George still insulting Alex
but Alex is just smiling to him).
King James
Thank you for coming to our kingdom. As you heard a while back my
daughter have already chose among you and tomorrow morning come back for an
important announcement.
Alex and George
Yes your majesty. (They bowed to show respect to the king and they
went home).
Everyone are preparing. When the two princes arrived they started the
announcement. (Food boquet).
King James
You know that in every game there is a winner and someone will lose.
I hope that you will respect whatever the decision of my daughter. Is there
clear.
George and Alex
Yes your majesty.
Hannah
Yesterday you’re here to court me and you offered everything you have
to give me a comfortable life and thank you for that. But there is only one to
be chosen by me and to be my king in my kingdom. I know that he has a good
heart and he will love me ‘til the end. So today I am choosing you to be my
king and my husband prince… Yes you are lucky prince Alex.
Prince Alex
Oh!!! Really? Is that true? Yes. (Hugged Hannah and kissed her). I
love you Princess Hannah.
King and Queen
So, what are we waiting for, let’s start the celebration.
(Everyone are happy except George). George ran away from the kingdom.
He called his soldier and instructed him to shoot Alex when he will remove his
cap. When he return.
Hannah
Oh!!! Are you okay?
Prince George
Yes. (Congrats to both pf you).
Prince Alex
Thank you George. I hope you’re okay!
Prince George
Yes of course… not but I am trying to move on.
King James
May I ask everyone to please stand. I have an important announcement.
Today is one of the special event in our kingdom because finally my daughter
will be marry soon to prince Alex. I know that you are aware about my
condition. To be honest with you, I have only few days to live and anytime I
will die.
(Everyone are emotional). Therefore, I need to relinquish my
position, role, and obligation and transfer it to the deserving one. Alex,
please take care to my daughter and to my kingdom.
Prince Alex
Yes your majesty. I will take care of your daughter and your kingdom.
I will lead the kingdom in the best I can.
King James
Thank you Alex. At this moment you need to prepare yourself because i
am now transferring my position to you. Congratulations. (He puts the crown to
Alex head).
(All are clapping)
Prince George
Let’s cheers for Hannah and Alex. (Tossing glasses).
(George go to the Alex table)
Prince George
Can I join?
Prince Alex
(Stand)
Sure, sit down and let’s drink.
When he was about to sit he remove his cap. When the soldier saw that
there is no hat in George’s head he shot Alex that causes him to die. Later, it
was revealed that it’s all about George’ plan so they search for George and
placed him to prison for a lifetime.
The End
Prepared by:
Walter C. Manzano Jr.
Grade 12 Newton
Prepared for:
MR. NELSON G. VERSOZA
Teacher II
