Poetry Portfolio Rubric Directions: Over the course of these 18 weeks of semester one, we will be composing a poetry portfolio during writing workshops on Fridays. Follow the rubric to find success! Category Advanced 10-8 Proficient 7-5 In-Progress 4-0 Sonnet Sonnet form has been followed completely (14 lines, Petrarchan or Shakespearean rhyme scheme, 10 syllables per line - See forms here https://www.poetryfounda tion.org/learn/glossary-ter ms). FOUR poetic devices are included, and at least TWO are figurative. The poem includes an insightful title. Sonnet form has MOSTLY been followed (14 lines, Petrarchan or Shakespearean rhyme scheme, 10 syllables per line - See forms here https://www.poetryfounda tion.org/learn/glossary-ter ms). FOUR poetic devices are included, and at least TWO) are figurative. The poem includes an insightful title. This category MAY indicate missing poetic devices. Sonnet form has NOT been followed. Haiku Haiku form has been followed completely (3 lines, syllables are 5-7-5, and content is about nature- Review here https://www.poetryfounda tion.org/learn/glossary-ter ms). THREE poetic devices are included, and at least TWO are figurative. The poem includes an insightful title. Haiku form has been MOSTLY followed (3 lines, syllables are 5-7-5, and content is about nature- Review here https://www.poetryfounda tion.org/learn/glossary-ter ms). THREE poetic devices are included, and at least TWO are figurative. The poem includes an insightful title. This category MAY indicate missing poetic devices. Haiku form has NOT been followed. Narrative Poem tells an illustrative story that includes all elements of plot development. FOUR poetic devices are included, and at least TWO are figurative. The poem includes an insightful title. There are at least THREE separate stanzas included. Poem tells a story that includes all elements of plot development. FOUR poetic devices are included, and at least TWO are figurative. The poem includes an insightful title. This category MAY indicate missing poetic devices.There are at least THREE separate stanzas included. Poem does NOT tell a story that includes all elements of plot development. Free Verse Poem includes no identifiable rhyme Poem includes no identifiable rhyme Poem does not adhere to free verse form and/or scheme, and may not include a consistent rhythm. FOUR poetic devices are included, and at least TWO are figurative. The poem includes an insightful title. There are at least THREE separate stanzas included. scheme, and may not include a consistent rhythm. FOUR poetic devices are included, and at least TWO are figurative. The poem includes an insightful title. This category MAY indicate missing poetic devices.There are at least THREE separate stanzas included. may not include figurative language. Acrostic The first letter of each line spells out a word, name, or phrase when read vertically. FOUR poetic devices are included, and at least TWO are figurative. The poem includes an insightful title. The first letter of each line spells out a word, name, or phrase when read vertically. FOUR poetic devices should be included, and at least TWO should be figurative. The poem includes an insightful title. This category MAY indicate missing poetic devices. The poem may not follow acrostic form and/or may not include figurative language. Ode The poem is a tribute to someone or something and employs MOSTLY formal language. FOUR poetic devices are included, and at least TWO are figurative. The poem includes an insightful title. There are at least THREE separate stanzas included. The poem is a tribute to someone or something and employs SOME formal language. FOUR poetic devices should be included, and at least TWO should be figurative. The poem includes an insightful title. This category MAY indicate missing poetic devices.There are at least THREE separate stanzas included. The poem may not be a clear tribute and/org may not employ figurative language. Elegy The poem is melancholic (sad) and mourns the subject’s death. The poem ends, however, with comforting consolation. FOUR poetic devices are included, and at least TWO are figurative. The poem includes an insightful title. There are at least THREE separate stanzas included. The poem is melancholic (sad) and mourns the subject’s death. The poem ends, however, with comforting consolation. FOUR poetic devices should be included, and at least TWO should be figurative. The poem includes an insightful title. This category MAY indicate missing poetic devices.There are at least The poem does not mourn a loss/death and/or may not include figurative language. THREE separate stanzas included. Revision Free Verse: Every poem shows clear evidence of revision; there are NO distracting errors in spelling or usage. MOST of the poems show evidence of revision; there are FEW distracting errors in spelling or usage. Many poems include multiple errors in usage and/or spelling.
