Pondering Poems’ Meanings Assessment
Poem Title: Love and hate by Elizabeth Siddal
This poem may be about a love-hate relationship.
P—Preview
 Look at the title of the poem. What This could be between romantic partners or a
parent-child relationship.
does it mean?
 Look at the structure. Circle and
look up any words you don’t
know.
 Make a prediction of what you
think the poem will be about.
R—Read
 Read the poem once through,
either silently or aloud. Don't stop
at the end of every line; let the
punctuation guide your reading.
 What do you think the poem is
likely about? What words or
phrases helped you make that
decision?
 Which words stand out? Which
images are created in your mind?
P—Paraphrase
 Put the poet's ideas into your own
words. This doesn't mean
replacing their words with
synonyms. Instead, rewrite the
ideas in a new way.
 Maintain the author’s tone and
mood.
 Use context clues within the poem
to help you paraphrase.
The narrator once loved someone, but now feels
bitterly towards them.
“Great love I once bore thee; now great hate.”
-line 11
“The blasts of heaven shall strike thee down
Ere I give thee grace.”
You will be struck by lightning before I forgive
you.
This line depicts anger and bitterness.
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Write a paragraph with your interpretation of the poem using evidence from the poem to support
your answer. A paragraph is five to seven sentences and includes supporting evidence. This
means using quotes from the poem to help prove your choice. Standard spelling, grammar, and
punctuation rules apply.
Love and Hate is about someone who used to love someone greatly, but now hates them. The
writer says that God will smite this person before she could forgive them (lines3-4). The
narrator further says that she will ask them to stay over her dead body (lines 7-8). She states
that this person’s betrayal took her life away (lines 15-16). The author feels passionately bitter
towards this person.
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Pondering Poems’ Meanings Rubric
On Target
25-20 points
Graphic
Organizer
(25 points)
Interpretation
Paragraph
(20 points)
Grammar,
Usage, and
Mechanics
(5 points)
 The graphic organizer
is filled out with
complete sentences.
 The analysis is in-depth
with evidence.
Almost There
19-15 points
 The graphic organizer
is filled out with
somewhat complete
sentences.
 There is some analysis
with little or no
evidence.
Needs Improvement
14-0 points
 The graphic organizer
is incompletely filled
out or contains many
phrases and
fragments.
 There is no analysis of
the poem.
20-16 points
15-11 points
10-0 points
 There are a minimum
of five to seven
complete sentences.
 There is clear and
convincing supporting
evidence.
 There are a minimum
of five to seven almost
complete sentences.
 There is some allusion
to supporting
evidence.
 There are fewer than
five sentences.
 There is no supporting
evidence.
5-4 points
3-2 points
1-0 points
 There are a few
spelling, punctuation,
or grammatical errors.
 There are several
spelling, punctuation,
or grammatical errors.
 There are virtually no
spelling, punctuation,
or grammatical errors.
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