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The entire poem is related to the assigned topic and allows the reader to understand much more about the topic.
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Most of the poem is related to the assigned topic. The poem wanders off at one point, but the reader can still learn something about the topic.
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Some of the poem is related to the assigned topic, but a reader does not learn much about the topic.
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No attempt has been made to relate the poem to the assigned topic.
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The poem contains many creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has really used his imagination.
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The poem contains a few creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has used his imagination.
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The poem contains a few creative details and/or descriptions, but they distract from the poem. The author has tried to use his imagination.
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There is little evidence of creativity in the poem. The author does not seem to have used much imagination.
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There are no spelling or punctuation errors in the final draft.
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There is one spelling or punctuation error in the final draft.
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There are 2-3 spelling and punctuation errors in the final draft.
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The final draft has more than 3 spelling and punctuation errors.
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Title is creative, sparks interest and is related to the poem and topic.
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Title is related to the poem and topic.
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Title is present, but does not appear to be related to the poem and topic.
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No title.
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Many vivid, descriptive words are used. The reader can picture the imagery in the poem.
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Some vivid, descriptive words are used. The reader can somewhat picture the imagery in the poem.
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The reader can figure out what to picture in the poem, but the author didn't supply much detail.
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The reader has trouble figuring out what imagery the poem is using and what the author wants him/her to picture.
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