Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan in English – X

Learning Competency: Explain the literary devices used.

Code: EN 10 LT – II – b – 2.2.2

I. Objectives

At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

a. Explain the definition and usage of the literary devices: Simile, Metaphor, Irony,
Hyperbole and Personification,
b. Identify clauses with literary devices and determine what literary device is used,
c. Perform a song, poem, or choral reading in presenting a passage; and
d. Defend the importance of literary devices in enriching the English language.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Literary Devices: Simile, Metaphor, Irony, Hyperbole and Personification.

Materials: Laptop, LCD Projector, printed materials, Manila paper, marker

III. Procedure

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS’

ACTIVITY
A. Preliminary Activities

I. Classroom Management

Teacher asks students to arrange their chairs and pick up pieces of Students arrange
paper. their chairs and pick
up pieces of paper.
II. Prayer

Teacher leads the prayer.

III. Greetings

Teacher greets the students. Students greet the

teacher back.
IV. Checking of attendance

Teacher asks the class secretary to list the names of students who are The secretary lists
absent and give it to him after the class. the names of the
students who are
V. Collecting Assignments absent.

Teacher asks the students to pass their assignments forward with Students pass their
nobody standing. assignments
forward without
standing.

B. Review

Teacher reviews the previous lesson.

C. Motivation

Teacher shows lyrics of famous songs that contain literary devices.

Teacher and students sing the songs together. Some songs will be
sung by only one student.

Lines:

1. Your love is like the sun that lights up my whole world, Teacher and
I feel the warmth inside students sing the
Your love is like a river that flows down through my veins, songs together.
I feel the chill inside.

2. You were just a dream that I once knew

I never thought I would be right for you.
I just can’t compare you with anything in this world
You’re all I need to be with forevermore.

3. If I could fall into the sky

Do you think time would pass me by
Cause you know I’d walk a thousand miles if I could just see you
tonight.

4. Take me as you are

Push me off the road
The sadness,
I need this time to be with you
I’m freezing in the sun
I’m burning in the rain
The silence
I’m screaming
Calling out your name

5. Shot me out of the sky

You’re my kryptonite
You keep making me weak
Yeah frozen and can’t breathe.

6. I’d catch a grenade for you

Throw my hand on a blade for you
I’d jump in front of a train for you
You know I’d do anything for you
Oh whoa
I would go through all this pain
Take a bullet straight through my brain
Yes I would die for you baby
But you won’t do the same

7. And I was dying inside to hold you

I couldn’t believe what I felt for you
Dying inside, I was dying inside
But I couldn’t bring myself to touch you

8. She’s always on my mind

From the time I wake up till I close my eyes
She’s everywhere I go
She’s all I know
D. Presentation of the Lesson

Teacher asks students what makes those lines so meaningful and this will Students share their
lead to the presentation of the lesson. ideas.

E. Reading of Objectives

Teacher asks students to read the objectives for the day first before Students read the
proceeding. objectives.

F. Lesson Proper/Discussion

Teacher presents the literary devices and since the student already have
prior knowledge of the topic, the teacher lets the students themselves match
the literary devices to their definitions.

Literary Devices Definition

Simile Involving the comparison of

one thing with another thing of
a different kind with the use of
the words “as” and “like”.

Metaphor Containing an implied

comparison without the use of
the words “as” and “like”.

Irony

 Verbal Irony Occurs when the speaker’s

intention is the opposite of
what he is saying.

 Situational Irony Occurs when what actually

happens is the opposite of
what is expected to happen.

Hyperbole A deliberate exaggeration.

Personification The technique of giving human

attributes to inanimate objects.

Teacher asks the students the literary devices used in the lines of the
songs. More examples are provided for thorough understanding. Students identify the
literary devices used
Teacher corrects the students’ answers and gives a discussion. in the lines of the
songs.

More examples for thorough understanding.

Simile:

1. My cat is as cute as a baby.

2. Her hair is as soft as silk.
3. My uncle looks like my father.

Metaphor:
 1. He is a winding monkey in that drum set.
2. He was a joyful peacock when he got the job.
3. Manny Pacquiao is the Philippine Santa.

Personification:

1. The winds blew umbrellas away.

2. The thunder clapped angrily.
3. The waves are running to the shore.

Irony

Verbal Irony:

1. The doctor is as kind as a wolf.

2. His friend’s hand is as soft as a rock.
3. The desert was as cool as a bed of burning coal.

Situational Irony:

1. A traffic cop got his license suspended due to unpaid tickets.

2. A post on Facebook on how useless it is.
3. A shoemaker without shoes.

Hyperbole:

1. I am so hungry that I can eat a whole cow.

2. My heart is bleeding in pain.
3. Her smile is so wide that it reached to her ears.

G. Activity

Teacher groups the students into three. Each group will have different
activities anchored on Literary Devices.

Teacher assigns designated area for each group.

Students go to their
When the students are set and ready, the teacher explains the procedures designated group
for the activity. areas.

Activity:

1.The groups are given different passages.

2. The passages are printed in a sheet of paper.
3. In the passage, the group will identify the clauses with literary devices
and indicate the literary devices used.
4. To indicate the literary device, they will list the clauses in a manila paper
and label the literary devices is used.
5. During the reporting, the group will post their output and the passage will
be flashed in the projector to be seen by the entire classroom, hard copies
will also be distributed to the other groups.
6. Before reporting the answers, each group will present the passage first in
one of these ways: SONG, POEM or CHORAL READING.
7. Each group can add to their points by identifying answers that are missed
by the reporting group. Other groups can raise their answers only when the
teacher gives the permission.
Teacher reminds students that they will only be given five minutes for the
task.

Teacher presents the timer.

Before starting, teacher presents the rubrics that will be used in rating
the group work.

Teacher asks the students to read the rubrics.

Students read the
rubrics.
Rubrics

PRESENTATON REPORTING CORRECT PROMPTNESS

ANSWERS
16 -20 16-20 5 POINTS 5

The The reporter’s for every First to post

presentation explanation, correct their work.
showed observation of answer.
excellent correct
creativity, grammar, 10
uniqueness, pronunciation, POINTS
mastery, and diction,
cooperation. confidence, If they
and contact to find the
the audience Super LD
are excellent. (only one
for each
group).
11-15 11- 15 2

The The reporter’s Second to post

presentation explanation, their work.
showed average observation of
creativity, correct
uniqueness, grammar,
mastery, and pronunciation,
cooperation. diction,
confidence,
and contact to
the audience
are good.
1-10 1-10 0

The The reporter’s Last to post

presentation explanation, their work.
showed observation of
poor creativity, correct
uniqueness, grammar,
mastery, and pronunciation,
cooperation. diction,
confidence,
and contact to
the audience
are poor.

Teacher gives the materials to the groups and starts the timer.
 Students do the
work.

Passages:
Group 1

“Life isn’t how many breaths you take, it’s the moments that take your

breath away.” – Will Smith

Take time to collect moments instead of materials. We’ve been told a

million times! However, people are hyenas in a desert. We are born greedy

thus oftentimes we work so hard to acquire things that will lift us high in

the eyes of other people. We find ourselves pulled down by a lot of work.

We often forget the true essence of life. Life is what you make it, indeed. It is

as moldable as clay therefore we should also be as wise as a great potter.

Knowing the true meaning of living is very important. Living is different

from not dying! Living is being happy. Living is enjoying moments with the

people you love. We can always take a family vacation to take rest and come

back home dead tired any day of the week or simply stay at home and

watch movies together with your loved ones. Anything will do, as long as

you take rest and enjoy moments together with the people you can’t live

without; that’s the true meaning of living.

Group 2

Don’t chase people. Be yourself, do your own thing and work had. The

right people, the ones who really belong in your life, will come to you and

stay. – Will Smith

It is easier said than done. Doing so is as difficult as walking on water.

The road to a successful relationship is dotted with many tempting parking

places. These parking places are like chocolate cakes – so hard to resist.

Some parking places are swamps disguising as springs. These temptations

block your way to the one destined for you. But how do you know that he’s

already the right one? This is a very important question that people leave

unanswered for centuries. The answer is, if he makes you a better person, if
he helps you reach your dreams, if he brings out the best in you, he’s the

one. But if he causes your face to burn red and explode in jealousy, or makes

your eyes pour a pale of tears every night, he’s just a wrong parking place.

Wake up! You don’t deserve that! You’re a precious creation of God. Don’t

be afraid to let go of excess baggage, they’ll pull you down. Don’t chase

people. Be yourself, do your own thing and work hard. The right people, the

ones who really belong in your life, will come to you and stay. Leave wrong

parking places waiting for nothing.

Group 3

“You’ll never be able to find yourself if you’re lost in someone else.”

–Colleen Hoover.

Love, care, belongingness – these are things that people are always

looking for. People desire to have someone who will love them, take care of

them and someone who belongs to them. That’s fine and good! This is man’s

most common way of searching for identity. When they find someone to

love, they feel like they’ve found themselves as well. Being loved is like a

taste of heaven on Earth, being cared is as delightful as bathing in a spring

of milk and honey and belonging to someone is like finding yourself.

However, it’s not always the case. Sometimes, finding yourself is losing your

true identity. You may be lost in someone else’s life to the extent that you

already lost control of your own. Our life is a ship that needs only one

captain. You alone can drive your course to success. Don’t let anyone take

over the wheels. Waves will slap you, storms will run over you, and the

touch of the sun will scorch your back, but that’s part of the journey. You

may end up so rich that you’ll have all the money to buy a planet or be so

poor that you won’t even have two cents to rub together. Who cares? What

matters is that you’re the one who made your life, you did your best and

most specially, you’re happy. You have nothing to regret. It’s better to fail

driving your own ship than succeed while sitting on someone else’s.
After the allotted time, finished or unfinished, each group posts the output.

After each report, the teacher corrects the work and rates the group.
Each group posts the
Scoreboard output.

Group Presentatio Reporting Correct Promptness Total

n Answers
1
2
3

H. Application

Teacher asks the following questions:

What are the ways that we can use literary devices?

Do literary devices add beauty to the English language?

Students share their
Without literary devices, do you think essay writers, novelists, poets, ideas.
song writers and other writers can still produce the same quality of written
pieces?

I. Generalization

Teacher asks the following questions:

Who among the group can enumerate the five literary devices and give
your understanding of their concepts?

Teacher summarizes the lesson discussed and clarifies confusions. Students share their
ideas.
IV. Evaluation

Instructions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. “He is the wind beneath my wings” is an example of metaphor, why?

a. Because the pronoun “he” is compared to the wind beneath his wings with the use of the
word “as”.
b. Because the sentence uses indirect comparison.
c. Because the pronoun “he” is compared to the wind beneath his wings without the use of the
words “as” or “like”.
d. Because the sentence gives human attributes to inanimate objects.

2. Which of the following sentences is a perfect example of personification?

a. The wind was so strong that it blew huge trees away.

b. The sun was so hot that it dried up our brains.
c. The trees dance to the breeze of the wind.
d. The birds chirped and danced at the tree.

3. Which literary devices uses the words “as’ and “like” to compare two things or situations?

a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Hyperbole
d. Irony

4. “He is my guardian angel” is an example of:

a. Metaphor
b. Simile
c. Irony
d. Personification

5. “Batman is as clever as a bat in the night” is an example of:

a. Metaphor
b. Simile
c. Hyperbole
d. Personification

6. What literary device is primarily associated with the technique of giving human attributes
to inanimate objects?

a. Irony
b. Hyperbole
c. Personification
d. Metaphor

7. Which is an example of verbal irony?

a. A vehicle was parked right in front of the “NO PARKING” sign.

b. The CEO of a big tobacco company said he doesn’t smoke.
c. I like her so much that I so want to stab her with a knife.
d. A marriage counselor files for divorce.
 8. Which is an example of situational irony?

a. My friend’s hand is as soft as a rock.

b. The tree is so healthy I can’t even see a single leaf.
c. It’s so hot that I want to wear more jacket.
d. The student was given “excellent” for getting zero in the exam.

9. “His eyes are so big that they almost pop out of his eyes” is an example of what literary
device and why?

a. Simile because her eyes are compared to big balls.

b. Personification because eyes don’t have the ability to pop out.
c. Hyperbole because it is a deliberate exaggeration of how big the eyes are.
d. Metaphor because the eyes are compared to big balls without the use of the words “as” and
“like”.

10. Are literary devices important to the English language? Why?

a. Yes, because we are obliged by the government to use them.

b. Yes, because they add art to the English language.
c. No, because they just add complexity to the English language.
d. No, because they make the English language more confusing.

Answer Key:

1. C
2. C
3. A
4. A
5. B
6. C
7. C
8. D
9. C
10. B

V. Assignment

Write down lines from movies, songs, poems, or stories that contain any of the five literary devices.
Write at least one line for each literary device.