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Assignment: Write a free verse poem about anything.

It can tell a story, describe a person, animal,


feeling or object. They can serious, sad, funny or educational. Whatever subject that appeals to the
poet can end up in free verse.

Free Verse Rubric


2 1.5 1 .5 My points

The main idea of my


The main idea of my The main idea of my
poem expresses poem is kind of clear poem is really hard to
Message
emotions or thoughts. and not easily identify. The main idea is There is no main
The main idea of my identified. The main not unique. The main idea idea to my poem.
poem is clear and easily idea of my poem is kind of my poem is hard to
identified. of clear identify.

The words and phrases The words and phrases


The words and phrases in The words and
in my poem are vivid, in my poem are sort of
my poem aren’t really phrases in my
Words and Phrases they support the main vivid, and most of them
vivid and do not connect poem do not seem
idea and tone of my support the main idea
to the main idea. carefully selected.
poem. and tone of my poem.

The layout and


punctuation of my poem
Stanza placement and Some line breaks and No definite
enhance the
line breaks and thought stanzas are thought out. structure. My
Flow/Lines understanding of the
out. My poem has at My poem has 10-15 poem has less than
poem. My poem has at
least 15 lines. lines. 10 lines.
least 15 lines and no
rhyme scheme.
Two or more examples No examples of
Two examples of
of poetry devices from One poetic device from poetry devices
poetry devices from
your unit 2 notes are your unit 2 notes that is used or if they are
your unit 2 notes that
used correctly and used correctly. used they are not
Poetic Devices are used correctly.
enhance the poem. used properly.

Few minor errors, if


any, which do not Some errors that don’t
Many errors that So many errors
detract from the distract too much from
Conventions/Neatness detract from the overall that the poem is
overall poem. Poem is the overall poem. Poem
poem. difficult to read.
typed or written in my is easy to read.
best handwriting.

I included a writer's I included a writer's I included a writer's


I did not include a
note that gave a note that gave an note that gave an answer
Writer’s Note writer's note with X5
detailed answer to each answer to each of the to each of the three
this poem.
of the 3 question. three questions. questions.

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