I Remember Poem Rubric Criteria Points Poem is at least ten lines 20 Each line is a strong and clear thought with pure description about a memory of a setting, 10 object, event, or character. Poet uses senses to describe taste, smell, feeling, sight, or sound. 5 There are lines that provide context of the situation that provide detail of the past or state 10 showing place and time. There are one or two lines that show a change in focus on the dominant emotion evoked of 5 the memory and what occurred, or a marked difference that shows why it is a memory. There are lines that shift to the present tense describing the self in present life, paralleling 5 actions or emotions now to those in memory. Concludes the poem with a line or two providing a resonant image of one part of the 5 memory. For example, give a glimpse of the character as you remember him or her now, a glimpse of the natural setting that you did not show originally. The fits one page. 3 There is a title that somehow reflects the content of the piece and the feelings it evokes. (“I 2 Remember” is not an acceptable title.) I Remember, I Remember I remember, I remember I remember, I remember The house where I was born, The fir-trees dark and high; The little window where the sun I used to think their slender tops Came peeping in at morn; Were close against the sky: He never came a wink too soon It was a childish ignorance, Nor brought too long a day; But now 'tis little joy But now, I often wish the night To know I'm farther off from Heaven Had borne my breath away. Than when I was a boy. I remember, I remember -Thomas Hood The roses red and white, The violets and the lily cups-- Those flowers made of light! The lilacs where the robin built, And where my brother set The laburnum on his birthday,-- The tree is living yet! I remember, I remember Where I was used to swing, And thought the air must rush as fresh To swallows on the wing; My spirit flew in feathers then That is so heavy now, The summer pools could hardly cool The fever on my brow.
I Remember Poem Rubric Criteria Points Poem is at least ten lines 20 Each line is a strong and clear thought with pure description about a memory of a setting, object, event, or character. 10 Poet uses senses to describe taste, smell, feeling, sight, or sound. 5 There are lines that provide context of the situation that provide detail of the past or state showing place and time. 10 There are one or two lines that show a change in focus on the dominant emotion evoked of the memory and what occurred, or a marked difference that shows why it is a memory. 5 There are lines that shift to the present tense describing the self in present life, paralleling actions or emotions now to those in memory. 5 Concludes the poem with a line or two providing a resonant image of one part of the memory. For example, give a glimpse of the character as you remember him or her now, a glimpse of the natural setting that you did not show originally. 5 The fits one page. 3 There is a title that somehow reflects the content of the piece and the feelings it evokes. (“I Remember” is not an acceptable title.) 2 I Remember, I Remember I remember, I remember The house where I was born, The little window where the sun Came peeping in at morn; He never came a wink too soon Nor brought too long a day; But now, I often wish the night Had borne my breath away. I remember, I remember The roses red and white, The violets and the lily cups-- Those flowers made of light! The lilacs where the robin built, And where my brother set The laburnum on his birthday,-- The tree is living yet! I remember, I remember Where I was used to swing, And thought the air must rush as fresh To swallows on the wing; My spirit flew in feathers then That is so heavy now, The summer pools could hardly cool The fever on my brow. I remember, I remember The fir-trees dark and high; I used to think their slender tops Were close against the sky: It was a childish ignorance, But now 'tis little joy To know I'm farther off from Heaven Than when I was a boy. -Thomas Hood
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