iRubric: Sensory Poetry Rubric

Poem is creative and original. It is evident that the poet put thought into their words and uniquely conveyed their ideas and emotions.

Poem is thoughtful and creative. A couple of phrases or ideas may be revisited, but the overall product is carefully written.

Most of the poem is creative, but appears to be rushed. This is evident in the poet's redundancy or use of cliches.

Poems appear to be thoughtless or rushed. Work is very repetitive, and ideas are unoriginal.

Sensory details and fig- urative language create vivid images that con- tribute significantly to the meaning of the poem; sound devices, such as rhyme, allitera- tion, or onomatopoeia, are used effectively and contribute to the meaning of the poem. Word choice is vivid and exact throughout.

Sensory details and fig- urative language con- tribute to the meaning of the poem; sound de- vices, such as rhyme, alliteration, or ono- matopoeia, also add to the meaning of the poem. Most word choices are precise.

Sensory details and fig- urative language may be overused, under- used, or inappropriate to the subject; sound devices, such as rhyme, alliteration, or ono- matopoeia, may be overused or under- used, or they may fail to add to the meaning of the poem. Word choices may be vague, repetitive, or imprecise.

There is no use—or consistently confusing or inappropriate use— of sensory details, figu- rative language, or sound devices. Words may be misused or unclear.