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MODULE1 L1 | MDOCS- GRADE 12 | FIRST SEMESTER

Come, Holy Spirit, Divine Creator, the true source of light and fountain of wisdom. Saint Thomas Aquinas, Pray for us.

The learners have an understanding of imagery, diction, figures of speech, and variations on language.

The learners have an understanding of imagery, diction, figures of speech, and variations on language.

 differentiate imaginative
writing from among
other forms of writing

Imaginative Writing

Imaginative writing is that which expresses the writer’s thoughts and feelings in a creative, unique, and poetic way.
Examples of imaginative writing would be poetry; fiction such as stories and novels; creative non-fiction like travel writing,
nature writing, sports writing, autobiography, memoir, or interviews; alternative media such as comics, play scripts, and
hypertexts.

While imaginative writing may be for a variety of purposes, its main purpose is to entertain and educate. Its content is
REFLECT UPON… imaginative, metaphoric, and symbolic and its language is informal, artistic, and figurative. The vocabulary used is general and
If writing can be taught, it can be evocative. It is usually written for a general audience. The tone, which refers to the mood, attitude, feelings, or emotion of the
learned. But to be great at writing, one writer towards the subject or topic, is subjective.
must train, practice, and learn the
techniques (and secrets!) of the craft. Technical Writing

Technical writing is a form of writing technical communication or documentation in science and tecnology or applied science that helps people understand a
product or [Link] main purpose of technical writing is to inform and to trigger the person into action that is beneficial to him such as purchasing a product a
service. It purpose may also be to instruct or to persuade, but never to entertain.
The content is factual and straightforward and is expressed in formal, standard, or academic language. The write-up is sequential or systematic. Often, it is
detail-oriented and requires advanced knowledge in the specific field. The tone of empirical writing output is objective and its audience is specific. In technical
writing, tone is usually objective: thus, a technical writing output usually evokes an intellectual response from a specific audience.
Examples of technical writing are end user documetation like user manuals that accompany cellular phones, personal computers, or laptops; traditional
technical writing such as legal analysis, summary of experiments for journal publications, or articles for trade publication; and technological marketing
communications such as sales pitch about a new computer hardware or software toa new client. It includes training manuals, operations guides, operations guides,
and promotional brochures.

EXPLORE. Recall some forms of writing that you have read or research in the internet some examples of Imaginative Writing and Technical Writing.
Write atleast five title on the boxes below.

IMAGINATIVE WRITING TECHNICAL WRITING

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How To Be a Writer?
Sure, you need considerable talent and all the fiary-godmother luck you can get to be a fomous writer; but don’t you believe the nonsense that says, “Great writers are
born, not made,” because this class will teach you the basics of cretive writing, and will equip you to become a decent writer by giving you a chance to write and create
something beautiful, all in the guise and pretext of training. Upon accomplishing all the exercises in this modules, you will gain a pretty good understanding and
appreciation of a writer’s life. Then, you can decide for yourself whether you want to be a Professional Writer, or an “I-used-to-be-a-writer-in-highschool” kind of writer.

REMEMBER THAT …
You are now an Apprentice Writer expected to produce a bound portfolio of vignettes (or short narratives) based on the unit exercises to be compiled and
presented in an electronic platform. The aim of these is not only to showcase your and your co-writer’s literary progress, but to present your artistic sensibilities. The
intended audience for your exhibit is the internet citizen in different social media platforms. Choose or make a a special notebook (small) of atleast 60 sheets, personaize
it with your own art on the cover, and turn this into your bound portfolio / journal filled not only with your own writings but also with photos, magazine cutouts, inspirational
quotes, drawings, artworks, or even pressed flowers. However you want to do it, remember to have fun!
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More than just the use of engaging plots, unique characters, imaginative settings, strong sentiments, or interesting points of
view to attract and capture the readers, creative writing also relies heavily on stylistic language that is picturesque, involving,
innovative, intriguing, absorbing, nd basically just enjoyable and satisfyng to read.
Since the tools for creative writing are words, you must be able to manipulate and utilize words and phrases efectively so that
 Use imagery, diction, figures
they are, at the very least, as colorful and vivid and lively as a painter’s paint, or as musical and harmonious as the composer’s
of speech, and specific
notes and chords, or perhaps as mellifluous and lilting as a musicians’s instrument, or maybe as graceful and elegant and hypnotic
experiences to evoke
as a dancer’s steps.
meaningful responses from
Not only must you write sentences and phrases that convey information, you must also make them engaging and enjoyable.
readers
Unlike newswriting or framing a business contract, there is room for you in creative writing to impress the reader with your
intoxicating, highfalutin, pompous, ostentatious, flamboyant, and theatrical vocabulary because your goal is to entertain and
fascinate your readers, to delight and titillate them by spicing up and enlivening your stories and poetry with exquisite,
sosphisticated, and well-chosen words and phrases. BIG IDEA…
Sometimes, but definitely not all the time, you may also want to show off a little bit of your talent as a creative writer by Words are tools of a creative writer.
writing masterful sentences-- sentences that display and exhibit your control of the language, your mastery of words and syntax For you to suceed as a creative writer,
and punctuation; sentences that are impressive in length and yet clearly communicative of a complete idea too; perhaps dizzingly you must be able to use words and
pleasurable, but still difficult to dismiss; and stubbornly begging to be read because of their lilting and hypnoting rythm and almost sentences that engage, entertain or give
musical phrasing, or perhaps their wonderfully exhilarating and electrifying use of words, tone, and honest sentiments. pleasure, and ultimately, satisfy your
(That preceding masterful sentence right there contains 100 words! Count them if yo are in doubt. Now, identify the first, second, and fourth readers.
sentences of this essay, and check their word count.)
REFLECT UPON…
WHAT HAVE I LEARNED SO FAR…
1. What is a masterful sentence, and how do you make one? What is your favorite poem or story?
2. The 15-word sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog near the ban of a river” is a masterful sentence from What attracts you to it? Who is your
the original complete though of three words-- “The fox jumps.” Write a sentence of atleast 35 words by expanding this: favorite author? What do you like
The boy/girl left about this author? Which literary
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Diction and Style
Recall how diction was defined to you in the past as the choice of words and phrases in speech or writing. Forget speech for a ________________________
moment; focus on the writing part just for now and understand that, traditionally, a news article has a different diction-- and here are ________________________
synonyms for diction: wording, vocabulary, terminology, phraseology, language, and style-- from an editorial piece or feature story. ________________________
They will probably have a slightly similar diction with professional research papers and academic theses, but by their diction you will ________________________
know that journalistic pieces, academic tracts, or technical writing, are noncreative writing work. ________________________
Creative writing has more inventive, imaginative, and picturesque diction. But just a there are differences among the
journalisitc genre, there are also variations in literary or creative writing genre. By their diction, you will definitely identify which
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writings are comedies and tragedies; love poems or fairy tales; horror stories or psychological thrillers; teenage juvenalia or mature ________________________
works of the same author. Sometimes, by their mere diction, you can also tell whether the writer is male or female, or gay, or ________________________
Filipino, or foreigner, or just three years old! And if you are a voracious wide reader, you may even be able to tell which author ________________________
wrote which poem or novel without looking at the byline or book cover. Which is to say, style is pretty much related to diction. ________________________
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Your preferences affect your style and personality, and ultimately, your art. In your writer’s notebook, or a piece of paper, ________________________
draw something using any art medium (crayons, watercolor, pastel, ink, paint, etc.) but choosing only one color, preferably your
favorite. The drawing can be expressive of your feelings, or symbolic of your personality. Fill the whole page. Make art! ________________________
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Tone
Go ahead and believe that tone is part of diction. If tone is the manner of expression in writing, doesn’t that sound like a diction to
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you? Tones can be light as in a joke, severe as in a sermon, friendly as in a letter, seductive as in a love poem, technical as in an ________________________
instruction manual, serious as in a contract, cold and distant an in an autopsy report, or passionate and electrifying as in a good ________________________
political speech. ________________________
But think about this: Can your diction be elegant and still have a harsh tone? Can you insult someone using polished and ________________________
gorgeous diction? Look at this: “Oh,my! What a beautiful dress you have. Did you just make it? The fabric is just glorious; we had it
for curtains at home.”

Why is stylistic language important in creative writing? ____________________________________________________

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Imagery
Imagery is one figurative language used to represent objects, actions, ideas in a manner that appeals to the five senses: sight,
smell, hearing, taste, or touch. It uses vivid descriptive language to add depth to the work. Imagery create mental pictures in the
reader as he/she reads the text. Imagery makes use of figures of speech in order to appeal to the bodily senses.
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Just for fun, look up the word figure in the dictionary. Then recall what you have been taught about figures of speech
being so called figurative language because they create pictures or figures in the mind of the readers. They are
employed in creative writing (yes, figurative language is a technique, so you better learn it) to add color and interest,
BIG IDEA…
and awaken the imagination of the readers. Figures of speech are also called
stylistic devices because these are
Figures of speech are also called rhetorical devices because-- well, what is rhetoric, after all, but the art of effective and
tools that can be used as part of your
persuasive writing? These figure of speech, by creating pictures in the mind of the readers, make for effective and
convincing and often impressive writings.
personal style to give emphasis,
freshness, or clarity to whatever you
See how many figures of speech do you recognize: simile, metaphor, alliteration, assonance, ahyperbole, irony, are trying to say. You don’t need to
personification, metonymy, synechdoche, oxymoron, apostrophe, and allusion. You’ve met them all before right? use them, but they really add
sophistication to your writing, and
show off a little bit of your skill and
Most Commonly Used Figures of Speech art in using the language.
Try to construct your own examples. Use the space given.

1. Accumulation is a figure of speech in which the arguments previously stated are presented again in a forceful
manner. Example: She has an attractive face, gorgeous smile, lovely hair, charming eyes, exquisite nose, flawless skin, a
gracefulness in her movements; in short, she is divinely beautiful.
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2. Adjunction is a figure of speech in which a word, phrase, or clause is placed at the beginning or end of a sentence.
Kind of how that character Yoda in “Star Wars” speak. Ex. Too lazy to find examples, I am. But get te picture, do you?
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3. Alliteration is the repetition of sounds in neighboring words. Ex. Fresh fern fronds from the forest.
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4. Allusion is a figure of speech that quickly stimulates different ideas and associations using only a couple of words;
making indirect reference. Ex. Describing someone as “Adonis” makes an allusion to the handsome young shepherd loved by the
Goddess of Love in greek myths.
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5. Anaphora is a stylistic device that consists of repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring
clauses to give them emphasis. Ex. You are lovely, you are gorgeous, you are pretty, you are glorious, your are,, you just are!
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6. Antanaclasis is a rhetorical device in which a word is repeated and whose meaning changes in the second instance.
Ex. The excuse is sound, nothing but sound. ( the word sound in the first mention means “reasonable” while the next simply refers to
sensaton in the ear.)
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7. Antithesis is a figure of speech that refers to the juxtaposition of opposing or contrasting ideas. It involves the
bringing out of a contrast in the ideas by an obvious contrast in the words, clauses, or sentences within a parallel
grammatical structure. Ex. Too many choices, too little time.
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8. Apostrophe is an exclamatory rhetorical figure of speech in which a speaker or writer breaks off and directs speech
to an imaginary person or abstract quality or idea. Ex. Oh, moon! You have seen everything!
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9. Assonance is a figure of speech that refers to the repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyming within
phrases or sentences. Ex. A certain purple curtain, captain. WHAT HAVE I LEARNED SO FAR…
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10. Dysphemism is the use of harsh, more offensive word instead of one considered less harsh.
Ex. Calling the television an “idiot box”; or a homosexual man a “faggot” 1. What is a figurative language?
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11. Ellipsis (or eilliptical construction) is the ommision of a word or words. It refers to constructions in which words are _____________________________________
left of a sentence, often to avoid redundancy, but in a manner that a sentence can still be understood. _____________________________________
Ex. Rizal spoke seven languages, Bonifacio only two. _____________________________________
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12. Euphemism is a figure of speech used to express a mind, indirect, or vague term to substitute for a harsh, blunt, or _____________________________________
offensive term. Ex. Saying “passed away” for died; or “in between jobs” to mean “unemployed” _____________________________________
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13. Epiphora (or epistrophe) is a rhetorical device that consists of repeating a sequence of words at the end of _____________________________________
neigboring clauses to give them the emphasis. Ex. “… a government of the people, by the people, for the people. _____________________________________
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14. Hypophora is a figure of speech in which the speaker raises a question and then answers it. _____________________________________
Ex. Is ts a bird? Is it a plane? No! It’s superman! _____________________________________
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15. Litotes is a figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its _____________________________________
opposite. Ex. Instead of saying that someone is ugly, you can say that someone is not very pretty. _____________________________________
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16. Pun (paranomasia) involves a word play that suggests two or more meanings by exploiting multiple meanings of _____________________________________
words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. Puns are constructions used in joks _____________________________________
and idioms whose usage and meaning are entirely local to a particular language and its culture. _____________________________________
Ex. Atheism is a nonprophet instituion. _____________________________________
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17. Tautology is a statement that says the same thing twice in different ways, or a statement that is unconditionally true _____________________________________
by the way it is phrased. Ex. Free gift. Advanced Planning. _____________________________________
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18. Understatement is a figure of speech used by writers or speakers to deliberately make a situation seem less _____________________________________
important or serious than it really is. Ex. A nurse about to give an injection saying, “it will sting a bit.” _____________________________________
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19. Others such as climax, hyperbole, irony, metaphor, metonymy, oxymoron, personification, simile, synecdoche. _____________________________________
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Once upon a time the deep red berries of the mulberry tree were as white
as snow. The change in color came about strangely and sadly. The death of
the two young lovers was the cause.

Pyramus and Thisbe, he the most beautiful youth and she the loveliest
maiden of all the East, lived in Babylon, the city of Queen Semiramis, in houses
so close together that one wall was common to both. Growing up thus side by
side they learned to love each other. They longed to marry, but their parents
forbade. Love, however, cannot be forbidden. The more that flame is covered
up, the hotter it burns. Also love can always find a way. It was impossible that
those two whose hearts were on fire should be kept apart.

In the wall both houses shared there was a little chink. No one before had
noticed it, but there is nothing a lover does not notice. Our two young people
discovered it and through it they were able to whisper sweetly back and forth.
Thisbe on the side, Pyramus on the other. The hateful wall that separated them The conclusion was inevitable. He never doubted that he knew all. Thisbe
had become their means of reaching each other. “But for you we could touch, was dead. He had let his love, a tender maiden, come alone to a place full of
kiss,” they would say. “But at least you let us speak together. You give a danger, and not been there first to protect her. “It is I who had killed you,” he said.
passage for loving words to reach loving ears. We are not ungrateful.” So they He lifted up from the trampled dust what was left of the cloak and kissing it again
would talk, and as night came on and they must part, each would press on the and again carried it to the mulberry tree. “Now,” he said, “you shall drink my blood
wall kisses that could not go through to the lips on the other side. too.” He drew his sword and plunged it into his side. The blood spurted up over the
berries and dyed them dark red.
Every morning when the dawn had put out the stars, and the sun’s rays
had dried the hoarfrost on the grass, they would steal to the crack and, standing Thisbe, although terrified of the lioness , was still more afraid to fail her
there, now utter words of burning love and now lament their hard fate, but lover. She ventured to go back to the tree of the tryst, the mulberry with the shining
always in softest whispers. Finally, a day came when they could endure no white fruit. She could not find it. A tree was there, but not one gleam of white was
longer. They decided that that very night they would try to slip away and steal on its branches. As she stared at it, something moved on the ground beneath. She
out through the city into the open country where at last they could be together in started back shuddering. But in a moment, peering through the shadows, she saw
freedom. They agreed to meet at a well-known place, the Tomb of Ninus, under what was there. It was Pyramus, bathed in blood and dying. She flew to him and
a tree there, a tall mulberry full of snow-white berries, near which a cool spring threw her arms around him. She kissed his cold lips and begged him to look at her,
bubbled up. The plan pleased them and it seemed to seem the day would never to speak to her. “It is I, your Thisbe, your dearest,” she cried to him. At the sound of
end. her name he opened his heavy eyes for one look. Then death closed them.
At last, the sun sank into the sea and night arose. In the darkness, Thisbe
crept out and made her way in all secrecy to the tomb. Pyramus had not come; She saw his sword fallen from his hand and beside it her cloak stained and
still she waited for him, her love making her bold. But of a sudden, she saw by torn. She understood all. Your own hand killed you,” she said, “and your love for
the light of a moon, a lioness. The fierce beast had made a kill; her jaws were me. I too can be brave. I too can love. Only death would have had the power to
bloody and she was coming to slake her thirst in the spring. She was still far separate us. It shall not have that power now.” She plunged into her heart the
away from Thisbe to escape, but as she fled she dropped her cloak. The lioness sword that was still wet with his life’s blood.
came upon it on her way back to her lair and she mouthed it and tore it before
disappearing into the woods. That is what Pyramus saw when he appeared a The gods were pitiful at the end and the lover’s parents too. The deep red
few minutes later. Before him, lay the bloodstained shreds of the cloak and fruit of the mulberry is the everlasting memorial of these true lovers, and one urn
clear in the dust were the tracks of the lioness. holds, the ashes of the two whom not even death could part.

BIG IDEA… Read the story from Greek Mytholgy above. After reading, make a literary analysis of the myth focusing on the word tools used: Diction, Tone, Imagery,
Figures of speech. Make your explanations neat and creative, prefrerrbly in masterful sentences.

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MY JOURNAL ENTRY NO. 2

NARRATIVE BASED ON PERSONAL EXPRIENCE
Using your personal sensory experience, write a short paragraph describing any events that you can connect on the idea present on the image.
Be sure to use a masterful sentence, pay attention to the diction, establish the tone, use imagery and figures of speech.

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CW MICROTALES
A baby boy was born in a small village. He had pale skin and large eyes. While
raising the boy, his mother naturally came to the realization that he had no feelings
whatsoever.
All he had was the desire to eat, like a zombie. So his
mother locked him up in the basement so that the villager
swouldn’t see him.
And every night, she stole livestock from her neighbors to feed him. That’s how she
raised him in secret. One night, she’d steal a chicken. The next day, she’d steal a pig. A number of years passed
like that. Then one day, an epidemic broke out. It left the remaining animals dead, and it also killed many people.
Those who survived the epidemic left the village. But the mother couldn’t leave her son all alone.
And to appease her son crying of hunger, she cut off one leg of hers and gave it to him. After that, it was her arm. She gave him all her limbs. When she
was left with nothing but her torso, she embraced her son for the
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mother’s torso and spoke for the first time in his life. [Link]
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‘Mom. You’re so warm. Story and illustrations from Zombie Kid (It’s okay
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