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Ehphrastic poetry Illuminated soliloquy Students will write a poem using a piece of art provided by the teacher. The poem should include sensory details, literary devices, and imagery. Rubric Code: MXXAA3A By mmccoynf Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Writing Poetry
	Excellent 10 pts	Good 8 pts	Satisfactory 6 pts	Below Standards 4 pts
Meaning and Originality	Excellent Poem is creative and original. It is evident that the poet put thought into their words and uniquely conveyed his or her ideas and emotions.	Good Poem is thoughtful and creative. A couple of phrases or ideas may be revisited, but the overall product is carefully written.	Satisfactory Most of the poem is creative, but appears to be rushed. This is evident in the poet's redundancy or use of cliches.	Below Standards Poems appear to be thoughtless or rushed. Work is very repetitive, and ideas are unoriginal.
Sensory Details	Excellent Vivid, detailed images and intensely felt emotion make the poem come alive.	Good Clear sensory images are used to portray ideas or emotions	Satisfactory Some use of image, idea, or emotion	Below Standards Difficult to visualize image or emotion
Poetic Devices	Excellent Poem demonstrates a clear understanding and use of a variety of poetic devices (alliteration, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, simile)	Good Poem demonstrates a fair understanding and use of a variety of poetic devices (alliteration, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, simile)	Satisfactory Poem uses several poetic devices repetitively but do not demonstrate a broad understanding of their use in poetry.	Below Standards Poems show little evidence or understanding of use of poetic devices.
Images	Excellent Images impressively and effectively convey the meaning of the poem	Good Images ieffectively convey the meaning of the poem	Satisfactory Most images convey the meaning of the poem, but some are less appropriate tan others	Below Standards Images do not convinclingly convey the meaning of the pooem
Grammar	Excellent Proper use of English spelling and grammar is used consistently throughout each poem. Punctuation is utilized when necessary.	Good A couple of spelling or grammar mistakes are evident, but do not diminish the meaning of the poems. Punctuation is utilized when necessary.	Satisfactory The poet's intended meaning is confusing by several spelling or grammar errors. Punctuation may be misused.	Below Standards There are numerous spelling or grammar errors, making the poems difficult to understand. Puncutation is used incorrectly.