Name:_______________________________________Poem Title:_____________________________________________________
Poetry Out Loud- Written Poem Analysis Rubric

Correctly identifies and analyzes poetic structures and forms (poem types, line breaks, stanzas, rhyme etc.)
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+ C CApproaches
FFB
Correctly identifies,
Correctly
Correctly
Correctly identifies
Misidentifies the Misidentifies
explains, and analyzes
identifies and
identifies and
and explains poetic
poetic form
or does not
poetic form and
explains poetic
explains poetic form and addresses 1 without strong
include poetic
addresses 2 or more
form and
form and
other aspect of poetic reasoning;
form, does not
aspects of poetic
addresses 2 or
addresses 1
structure, but lacks
identifies 1 other address other
structure (line breaks,
more aspects of other aspect of explanation/ evidence poetic structure
aspects of
stanza [enjambment, end poetic structure poetic
OR Misidentifies the
but no
poetic structure
stop], rhyme, rhythm,
with
structure with
poetic form, but
explanation/
sound devices, etc.) with explanation and explanation
provides solid
evidence
analysis and evidence
evidence
and evidence
reasoning

Identifies, generates, and analyzes various types of figurative language/poetic devices (allusion,
personification, symbol, irony, etc.) in literature and writing.
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+ C CApproaches
FFB
Correctly identifies
Correctly
Correctly
Correctly identifies
Correctly
Incorrectly
and analyzes 3-4
identifies and
identifies and
and analyzes 2
identifies and
identifies all
different types of
analyzes 3-4
analyzes 2
different types of
analyzes 1 type
types of
figurative language
different types of different types of figurative language
of figurative
figurative
in the poem and
figurative
figurative
in the poem and
language in the
language or
provides organized, language in the
language in the
includes some
poem or
does not provide
interesting analysis
poem and
poem and
explanation of the
identifies 2, but
any examples of
of these devices
provides strong
provides solid
devices, but lacks
no evidence or
figurative
based on excellent
analysis of these
analysis of these
detailed
explanation
language
textual evidence.
devices based on
devices based on
analysis/evidence.
provided
textual evidence.
textual evidence.
 Determines and analyzes themes and overall meaning of literature including poetry
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+ C CApproaches
Determines various
Determines
Determines
Determines a few
Determines a few
themes and
several themes
several themes
themes and
themes and
meanings/interpretations and meanings of
and meanings of
meanings of the
meanings of the
of the poem using
the poem using
the poem with
poem with some
poem, but lacks
specific evidence and
specific evidence
some evidence
evidence and brief evidence or
provides interesting and and provides
and solid
explanation, but
explanation
innovative analysis of
strong analysis of analysis of the
lacks detailed
the overall poem
the overall poem
overall poem
analysis
 Grammar: In-Text Citations, TITLES, and MLA Format
A
B
C
All in-text citations
1 minor error in in2 minor errors in inand titles are fully
text citation and poem text citation and poem
correct and poem is
is included and source is included and source
included and source is and titles are provided and titles are provided
provided in correct
in correct MLA
in mostly correct
MLA format
format
MLA format
 Grammar: Pronoun Agreement and Vague Pronouns
A
B
C
All pronouns used
One vague pronoun or
2 pronoun errors
have clear antecedents pronoun agreement
(agreement and/or
and all pronouns agree error OR simplistic
vague)
in number, gender,
sentence structure that
and person
avoids all pronoun
references
FFB
Does not
address
themes or
meanings of
the poem
Approaches
3 errors in in-text
citation AND/OR
poem is included but
has no source or has
many errors in MLA
format/incorrect title
format
FFB
4 or more errors in intext citation/title
AND/OR poem is not
included in the essay
Approaches
3 pronoun errors
(agreement and/or
vague)
FFB
4 or more errors in
pronoun
reference/agreement
Name:_______________________________________Poem Title:_____________________________________________________