Sestina Poem Evaluation Guide Template
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1Poet: _______________________________________
Sestina Evaluation Guide
Evaluator: ___________________________________
Check the structure of this poem against the rules outlined in your Sestina packet. Does this poem fulfill all
the requirements of the sestina form? Words in correct orders? ______ Six sestets? ______ Envoi with all six
words in prescribed lines? _____
Note any deviations here. Please check carefully!
Identify every image (visual, aural, tactile, etc.) in this poem. Write the line number for each after it.
Identify every example of figurative language in this poem (simile, metaphor, etc.) Write the line number for
each after it.
Identify each line as end-stopped or enjambed. Write “stop” or “jam” for each line below:
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In what lines do you find redundancy (saying the same thing over and over) and abstraction—too much
telling, not enough showing (concreteness)?
Describe the central tension in this poem and how the writer attains closure.
What is your favorite line? Why?
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