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Elegy Rubric 
 
Note: In order to receive points, examples in the submitted elegy must be clearly marked. 
    
 
Points 
Expert 
Skilled 
Competent 
Weak 
Deficient 
IDEAS & VOICE 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lyric 
 
Includes more 
than 5 examples 
of first-person 
expressions of 
thought and 
emotion 
 
(40 points) 
Includes 5 
examples of 
first-person 
expressions of 
thought and 
emotion 
 
(32 points) 
Includes 3 
examples of first-
person 
expressions of 
thought and 
emotion 
 
(28 points) 
Includes 2 
examples of 
first-person 
expressions of 
thought and 
emotion 
 
(20 points) 
Includes no 
examples of 
first-person 
expressions of 
thought and 
emotion 
 
(0 points) 
Loss 
 
Contains more 
than 3 
expressions of 
mourning for a 
precise entity 
 
(40 points) 
Contains 3 
expressions of 
mourning for a 
precise entity 
 
 
(32 points) 
Contains 2 
expressions of 
mourning for a 
precise entity 
 
 
(28 points) 
Contains 1 
expressions of 
mourning for a 
precise entity 
 
 
(20 points) 
Contains no 
expressions of 
mourning for a 
precise entity 
 
 
(0 points) 
Nostalgia 
 
Incorporates more 
than 5 detailed 
descriptions of 
fond memories 
 
 
(40 points) 
Incorporates 5 
detailed 
descriptions of 
fond memories 
 
 
(32 points) 
Incorporates 3 
detailed 
descriptions of 
fond memories 
 
 
(28 points) 
Incorporates 2 
detailed 
descriptions of 
fond memories 
 
 
(20 points) 
Incorporates no 
detailed 
descriptions of a 
fond memory 
 
 
(0 points) 
ORGANIZATION  
 
 
 
 
 
Stanza 
Organization 
 
Delineates all 4 
parts of elegy 
through narrative 
content and line 
breaks 
 
(20 points)  
Delineates 3 
parts of the 
elegy through 
narrative content 
or line breaks 
 
(16 points) 
Delineates 2 parts 
of the elegy 
through narrative 
content or line 
breaks 
 
(14 points) 
Delineates the 
parts of the 
elegy through 
narrative content 
only 
 
(10 points) 
Delineates none 
of the 4 parts of 
the elegy 
 
 
 
(0 points) 
WORD CHOICE 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alliteration 
 
Includes 10 
examples of the 
repetition of initial 
consonant sounds 
within a line of 
poetry 
 
(20 points) 
Includes 8 
examples of the 
repetition of 
initial consonant 
sounds within a 
line of poetry 
 
 (16 points) 
Includes 6 
examples of the 
repetition of initial 
consonant sounds 
within a line of 
poetry 
 
 (14 points) 
Includes 3 
examples of the 
repetition of 
initial consonant 
sounds within a 
line of poetry 
 
 (10 points) 
Includes no 
examples of the 
repetition of 
initial consonant 
sounds within a 
line of poetry 
 
(0 points) 
Kenning 
 
Incorporates 4 
metaphorical 
phrases, one of 
each type 
 
(20 points) 
Incorporates 3  
metaphorical 
phrases  
 
 
(16 points) 
Incorporates 2  
metaphorical 
phrases 
  
 
(14 points) 
Incorporates 1  
metaphorical 
phrase 
 
 
 (10 points) 
Incorporates no 
metaphorical 
phrases  
 
 
(0 points) 
SYNTAX 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regular 
Rhythm 
 
Contains 10 lines 
of poetry with 4 
stressed syllables 
 
 
(10 points) 
Contains 8 lines 
of poetry with 4 
stressed 
syllables 
 
(8 points) 
Contains 6 lines of 
poetry with 4 
stressed syllables 
 
 
(6 points) 
Contains 3 lines 
of poetry with 4 
stressed 
syllables 
 
(4 points) 
Contains no lines 
of poetry with 4 
stressed 
syllables 
 
(0 points) 
Caesura 
 
Includes 10 
examples of a 
break in line of 
poetry, marked 
with apt 
punctuation 
  
(10 points) 
Includes 8 
examples of a 
break in line of 
poetry, marked 
with apt 
punctuation 
 
(8 points) 
Includes 6 
examples of a 
break in line of 
poetry, marked 
with apt 
punctuation 
 
(6 points) 
Includes 3 
examples of a 
break in line of 
poetry, marked 
with apt 
punctuation 
 
(4 points) 
Includes no 
examples of a 
break in line of 
poetry, marked 
with apt 
punctuation 
 
(0 points) 
 
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