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Poetry Explication_Poetry Midterm Poetry Explication Paper Rubric Code: M23AXBC By tiwikpr Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Poetry Explication Paper
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts	Unacceptable (N/A)
Thesis	Excellent The essay has an excellent thesis. The thesis explains the poem in sophisticated terms, demonstrating an excellent understanding of the poem and advancing original thought about the poem and its meaning.	Good The essay has a good thesis. The thesis explains the poem in competent terms, demonstrating a good understanding of the poem and advancing original thought about the poem and its meaning.	Fair The essay has a basic thesis. The thesis explains the poem in basic terms, demonstrating a simplistic understanding of the poem.	Poor The essay has a poor thesis. The thesis explains the poem in the most basic of terms, without any original thinking.	Unacceptable The essay does not have a clear and compelling thesis. The thesis does not explain the poem.
Development and Thematic Discussion	Excellent The essay presents an excellent understanding of the themes of the poem and integrates those themes into the thesis and the line-by-line explication, demonstrating an excellent level of mastery over the poem's form, content, and meaning.	Good The essay presents a good understanding of the themes of the poem and integrates those themes into the thesis and the line-by-line explication, demonstrating a good level of mastery over the poem's form, content, and meaning.	Fair The essay presents a basic understanding of the themes in the poem and uses these themes as a general guide for the line-by-line explication, demonstrating a fair level of mastery over the poem's form, content, and meaning. .	Poor The essay misinterprets the major themes of the poem.	Unacceptable The essay does not discuss the major themes of the poem.
Line-by-Line Explication	Excellent This explication demonstrates a good understanding of the language of poetry. The paper has an excellent explication of the poem, explaining the meaning of the poem in sophisticated and interesting terms. This explication is sophisticated and deep.	Good This explication demonstrates a good understanding of the language of poetry. The paper has a good explication of the poem, explaining the meaning of the poem in competent terms. This explication is good overall, but lacks some depth and sophistication.	Fair This explication demonstrates a basic understanding of the language of poetry. The paper has a fair explication of the poem, explaining the meaning of the poem in basic terms. This explication lacks sophistication and depth.	Poor This explication demonstrates a poor understanding of the language of poetry. The paper has a poor explication of the poem, explaining the meaning of the poem in basic terms that are sometimes confusing and lack coherence. This explication lacks sophistication and depth.	Unacceptable The essay does an unacceptable job of discussing the poem.
Use of Quotations	Excellent The essay makes excellent use of quotations as textual evidence. The critical analysis is seamlessly integrated in support of the paper's thesis.	Good The essay smoothly integrates quotations and analysis in support of the paper's thesis. Additional textual evidence and analysis would add to the paper's overall argument.	Fair The essay makes satisfactory use of quotations as textual evidence, but additional critical analysis, connecting the evidence to the paper's thesis is needed.	Poor The essay either makes use of too many quotations without fully explaining and analyzing them or does not include enough quotations as textual evidence.	Unacceptable The essay does not make effective use of textual citation.
Grammar & Mechanics	Excellent The essay has been proofread and is flawless. There are no errors in grammar or mechanics.	Good The essay has been proofread. There are very small errors in grammar and mechanics.	Fair The essay has been proofread, however, there are errors in grammar and mechanics.	Poor The essay has many errors in grammar and mechanics. The paper demonstrates poor control over academic American English.	Unacceptable The essay has so many errors in grammar and mechanics that it lacks fluency.

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