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:
Poem Writing Checklist

  • Have you checked the title of your poem? Does it make sense? Does it catch the reader's attention?
  • 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.
  • What about capitalization? In traditional poem the first word of each line is capitalized.
  • Is your poem clear? Is it too difficult to understand? Is it complete? Did you leave anything out?
  • If your poem rhymes, do your rhymes work naturally? Do they sound right?
  • Is your poem easy to read? Do you need to rewrite it more carefully?

Please do your corrections.