Tell me, how’s everything? An anthology of poems to increase the understanding of figurative language / Sarah Yasmin Mohamad Tarmizi and Ameiruel Azwan Ab Aziz

• Main Authors: Mohamad Tarmizi, Sarah Yasmin, Ab Aziz, Ameiruel Azwan
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Academy of Language Studies 2023
• Subjects: Poetry
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/82078/1/82078.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/82078/; https://irole-uitm.com/

An anthology of 36 poems about expressing the six most prevalent human emotions: sorrow, anxiety, optimism, love, euphoria, and nostalgia. This project aims to increase the understanding of figurative language through poetries to help women showcase their expressions, pique interest in reading unfamiliar poetries to them, and engage the community with the poetry's aesthetic appeal. This design and development project was followed by the ADDIE module, which began with the writer conducting a survey of women's understanding of figurative language and the most frequent emotions used, planning the outline of the poems and "Author's Note", designing until the book was finalised, registering ISBN and PDP that is ready to be sold. Lastly, receiving feedback from the project supervisor, peers, and readers. The outcome of this anthology was based on the theme's effectiveness and individuals' interest in reading the book. All respondents highly agreed on how the theme of expressing emotions through figurative language improves language competence and stimulates creative thinking. The illustrations and "Author's Note" contributed substantially to the poetry's aesthetic appeal. The creation of "Tell Me, How's Everything" was written to demonstrate how employing metaphors and language figures can enhance women's expressions through reading poetry and its aesthetic appeal.