Idea/Content

Ideas show completeness and clarity. The

content must be well developed; it is as well /20%
written with supporting details.
Organization
The structure of the poem must be correct.
The opening and closing must be consciously
planned, and the stanzas should fall with
/20%
their central idea accordingly.
Diction
The word of choice must be catchy. The
writer must have rhythm and flow of
language, with strong literary devices that
/20%
express the intended message in an
interesting, precise and natural way
appropriate to its audience and purpose.
Conventions
Th writer must take the mechanics of writing,
spelling proper capitalization, correct
punctuation and stanza breaks into account.
/20%
Artistic Expression
The poem must speak to emotions, and it
must capture the feeling of the readers with
its literary and/or figurative content.
/20%
SCORE
/100%
POEM WRITING CRITERIA FOR GRADE 8

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