Sweet Sixteen Poem Championship
Scoring Rubric

 

_____ (5) Language (Does it add to the meaning of the poem? Are there repeated sounds that caught your ear or eye? Do the choice of words lend to the meaning of the poem? Do any word choices hinder the effectiveness of the poem?)

_____ (5) Imagery (How clearly could you visualize images from this poem? What did you see? Does it give you pictures in your mind?)

_____ (5) Personal Attachment (Does this poem or specific lines in it remind you of anything? Does it relate to a situation in your life? Did it make you feel a specific emotion that you have felt before? Did it give you goosebumps?)

_____ (5) Understand-ability (Were you able to interpret the poem in some manner? Could you relate to it, and therefore make sense of it? Was it hard to understand?)

_____ (10) Overall appreciation of the poem (So... did you like the poem? Did it elicit strong feelings for you? Did you receive a lot of enjoyment or mental stimulation from this poem?)

 

_____ (30) Final Score

 

_____ Group Average Score (add all scores for each member and divide by the number of members in group)