Poetry Portfolio
English 10
Carothers
You will need to go back to your poetry portfolio and revise it based on the following rubric:
Score
WOW
Bonus
6 Includes the following required poems: 1 sonnet, 1 vocabulary poem, 1 villanelle, 1 narrative
poem, 2 haiku
12 Each of the six poems listed above followed the required format, qualities, techniques, etc.
4 Includes 4 other poems
16 Addresses at least 8 of the following poetic techniques throughout portfolio:
personification, alliteration, simile, metaphor, repetition, assonance, onomatopoeia, end
rhyme*, internal rhyme, feminine rhyme, triple rhyme
10 Labels poems according to instructions**
10 Includes a reflection for each poem
15 reflections are thoughtful and explain each poem’s theme, your inspiration for the ideas in
the poem, what effect the poetic techniques have on the poem, and any other thoughts you
have about the poem.
10 Makes portfolio easy to understand and read through effective font styles/colors, lines,
graphics, hyperlink table of contents, etc.
10 Proofreads so that portfolio is free of typos
*Only one type of rhyme will count toward your total
TOTAL:
Out of:
**Label instructions:
Title of Poem
(Type of poem, technique 1, technique 2, etc)
Example:
Dandelions
(Haiku, alliteration, simile)
Lines of poem
Like a lucky guess
Fluffy seeds float on the wind
And take hold on our lawn
Reflection
93
Reflection:
It always amazes me how those flowers we call weeds have no
trouble surviving. I have many memories of my father ridding our
lawn of dandelions by digging them up and spraying countless
chemicals on them. Instead of focusing on my dad for this poem,
however, I decided to focus on the dandelion seed itself, doing
what it’s going to do despite all our attempts to get rid of them.
“Like a lucky guess” is a simile that emphasizes how easily
dandelion spread; they don’t have to try, they just do. It also shows
alliteration with the “L” sound. Another example of alliteration is
the “F” sound in “Fluffy seeds float.” The alliteration in both cases
gives a smooth flow to the poem and once again demonstrates how
laid back and easy the ways of dandelions.