Poetry Project Rubric

Poetry Project Rubric Name ______J. Day/ 9th Honors

Poem 1 - (22) Original: wrote an original poem ____ (10) aspect of nature ____ (4) two similes _____ (8)

Found: it is a nature poem _____ (4) two similes labeled _____ (8) analysis ______(10)

Poem 2 - (24) Original: wrote an original NATURE Haiku _____ (10) Haiku follows conventions (three lines, 17 syllables) ____ (6) metaphor or direct comparison is included _____ (8)

Found: it is a NATURE Haiku _____ (6) metaphor or direct comparison labeled _____(8) analysis _____(10)

Poem 3 - (28) Original: wrote an original poem _____ (4) narrative poem features setting, characters, & conflict._____ (12) two examples of personification are present____ (12)

Found: it is a narrative poem _____ (4) setting, characters, conflict labeled _____ (6) two examples of personification labeled _____ (8) analysis _____ (10)

Poem 4 - (28) Original: wrote an original lyric poem ____ (10) action poem has people moving, playing, and interacting____ (6) two examples of a hyperbole are present_____ (12)

Found: it is a lyric poem _____ (4) has people moving, playing, and interacting ____ (6) two hyperbole labeled ____ (8) analysis _____ (10) Poem 5 - (28) Original: wrote an original poem ______(6) The sonnet presents a key theme and follows a,b,a,b rhyme scheme____(12) The sonnet is fourteen lines in length_____ (10)

Found: poem is a sonnet _____ (6) rhyme scheme labeled ____ (12) analysis _____ (10)

Poem 6 - (26) Original: wrote an original poem _____ (6) two examples of alliteration _____ (8) two examples of onomatopoeia _____ (8) positive tone _____ (4)

Found: poem has two examples of alliteration _____ (4) poems has two examples of onomatopoeia _____ (4) poem has positive tone _____ (4) analysis _____ (14)

Poem 7 – (14) Only Option: free verse poem found _____ (4) analysis ______(10)

Poem 8 – (14) Only Option: blank verse poem found ______(4) analysis _____ (10)

The poems are creative and show effort. The overall presentation is aesthetically pleasing, neat, and organized _____ (16)

Total______/200