The final version of your poem will be graded on the following:

• Did you follow all the specifications of the poetic form? (Double check the handout for requirements.)
• Does the title fit the whole poem? Does it invite a reader?
• Is the conclusion satisfying?
• Is there a so what?
• Would someone you’ve never met “get” your poem?
• Do the line breaks and stanza breaks support the meaning and rhythm of the poem? Does each line end with a strong word?
• Is there strong sensory imagery? Can the reader feel it, taste it, smell it, hear it, see it?
• Is each word the right word, not the almost-right word?
• Have you used poetic techniques (alliteration, personification, hyperbole)?
• Is there figurative language (metaphors/similes)? Do they match the tone of the poem?
• Are there spelling or grammar errors?

The final version of your poem will be graded on the following:

• Did you follow all the specifications of the poetic form? (Double check the handout for requirements.)
• Does the title fit the whole poem? Does it invite a reader?
• Is the conclusion satisfying?
• Is there a so what?
• Would someone you’ve never met “get” your poem?
• Do the line breaks and stanza breaks support the meaning and rhythm of the poem? Does each line end with a strong word?
• Is there strong sensory imagery? Can the reader feel it, taste it, smell it, hear it, see it?
• Is each word the right word, not the almost-right word?
• Have you used poetic techniques (alliteration, personification, hyperbole)?
• Is there figurative language (metaphors/similes)? Do they match the tone of the poem?
• Are there spelling or grammar errors?