Month Poems

As discussed in class, you will be writing your own month poems inspired by John Updike's "January".
Remember, your poem should be about a month of the year and it must consist of four 4-lined stanzas. It also must follow the same rhythm and rhyme scheme as "January".  Your poem should include 2 or more examples of poetical devices and/or figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, etc.)The rubric to grade the final product is below:

Structure: Consists of four 4-lined stanzas

1                             2                         3                            4

Rhyme Scheme: 2nd and 4th lines of each stanza rhyme (ABCB)

1                             2                         3                            4

Content: Contains images related to the title month

1                             2                         3                            4

Figurative Language: Contains 2 or more examples of figurative language

1                             2                         3                            4

Quality: Typed; neat, no errors in spelling, etc.

1                             2                         3                            4

Overall: Grade based on complete calendar page (drawings, decorations, etc.

1                             2                         3                            4

 

FINAL GRADE: (Average of above scores X 25 ) ________

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