THE SOUND

OF
SILENCE
 People talking
without speaking,

People hearing
without listening
Send my love to
your new lover

I’ll treat her

better
ELEMENTS
of 21 Century
ST

POETRY from the

Literature

Philippines
and in the
World
Philippine Poetry: Its Form,
Language, and Speech

MODERN
2000 (ADVENTUROUS)
(FORMALIST)
1900s
(ROMANTICISM)
 Here are some Elements of Poetry
that local writers use in their poems:
SENSES & IMAGES
The writer uses carefully
chosen and phrased words
to create an imagery that
the reader can see through
his or her senses.
SENSES & IMAGES (Sensory Images)

 Visual Imagery (see)

 Olfactory Imagery (smell)
 Gustatory Imagery (taste)
 Tactile Imagery (feel)
 Auditory Imagery (hear)
 Here are some Elements of Poetry
that local writers use in their poems:
DICTION- choice of words of
the writer
 Denotative- the strict dictionary
meaning
 Connotative- the emotional and
imaginative association
surrounding a word
 Here are some Elements of Poetry
that local writers use in their poems:

RHYME SCHEME
It is the pattern of end
rhymes.
“Penelope” by Dorothy Parker
In the pathway of the sun, A
In the footsteps of the breeze, B
Where the world and sky are one, A
He shall ride the silver seas, B
He shall cut the glittering wave. C
I shall sit at home, and rock; D
Rise, to heed a neighbor’s knock; D
Brew my tea, and snip my thread; E
Bleach the linen for my bed. E
They will call him brave. C
 Gabu
by Carlos Angeles

Which sense/s work/s

the most from the
poem “Gabu” based
on its lines?
Now you’re just somebody THAT
I used to know.

Now you’re just somebody WHO

I used to know.
I want your love and I want your
revenge. You and me could
write a bad romance.

I want your love and I want your

revenge. You and I could write
a bad romance.
 Here are some Elements of Poetry
that local writers use in their poems:
WORD ORDER
It is the arrangement of
words in a poem.
POETIC LICENSE
A poet may use a word
grammatically or not and may
invent words.
“Negros and not whites kawawa,”

“A Negro came into the station—

naka-African hairdo;”

“I nahalata”

(Oh How to Find Silence in the World)

[By Cirilo Bautista]
ACTIVITY:
Think of 5 songs/poems that you
know which present the authors’
poetic license. Write the
lyrics/lines that are grammatically
incorrect in nature but are
acceptable in these songs/poems.