Checklist for poetry assignment

　

Poetry structure

-Do my poems meet the text characteristics for that particular poem? -Haiku -Limerick -Free verse -Rhyming -Acrostic -Diamante -Does each poem have a title? -Do I include each element of the writing process? (Criteria sheet, brainstorming, rough copy with corrections, publication).

　　

-Poetry quality

-Each poem contains at least one type of figurative language.

-I use a rich vocabulary to create images with my words.

-I use each type of figurative language at least once in my poetry.

-simile

-metaphor

-alliteration

-onomatopoeia

-hyperbole

-personification

　

　　

Grammar, punctuation and spelling.

-Do I begin each verse with proper capitalization?

-Do I include proper grammar and spelling?