49 Rubric: Sound Poem

Rubric: Sound Poem

Score Comments
Poetic Voice

  • Consistently in first-person or third-person point of view.
  • Uses one or more literary devices that create musicality in a poem: alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia, rhyme, rhythm, end-stopped lines, enjambment, casura.
5/5
Imagery

  • Vivid images
  • Uses senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, smell
  • Shows does not tell
10/10
Word Choice

  • Specific nouns
  • Action verbs
  • Does not use unnecessary words: very, really, always, gotten.
10/10
Line Breaks

  • Occurs at the end of a statement
  • Occurs at the end of a phrase
  • Occurs where there is punctuation
  • Enjambment deliberately chosen
10/10
Punctuation

  • Correctly follow conventional rules
  • Punctuation enhances the images and thoughts
10/10
Format

  • Single-spaced
  • One white space between stanzas
  • Left-justified rather than centered
  • Titled included
  • Name heading
  • 1″ margins
5/5

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