Congratulations!
You have finished your poem, so you are a poet now. Have you checked your
poem? Please put your poem in front of you and look it over with the following
checklist:
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Poem
Writing Checklist
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- Have
you checked the title of your poem? Does it make sense? Does it catch
the reader's attention?
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- Have
you looked at the form of your poem? How does it look and how does it
sound? Read it aloud to hear how it sounds.
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- What
about capitalization? In traditional poem the first word of each line
is capitalized.
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- Is
your poem clear? Is it too difficult to understand? Is it complete?
Did you leave anything out?
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- If
your poem rhymes, do your rhymes work naturally? Do they sound right?
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- Is
your poem easy to read? Do you need to rewrite it more carefully?
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Please
do your corrections.
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