World Of Champions Awards IV ✔

Judging Score Sheet for Poetry

Poetry Score Sheet (Split into 4 main sections): 0/100

FIRST IMPRESSION 0/20 Review:

Title: (Is the title suitable for the poems? Is it unique?) 0/5

Cover: (Does the cover indicate what the title cannot? Is it appealing? Nor too simple, nor too loaded? Are all words comprehensible?) 0/10

Summary/ Blurb: (Does the summary engage the reader? Is it interesting, catching?) 0/5

VOICE AND ARTICULATION 0/30 Review:

Form/ Structure (aesthetics): (Are the poems structured in an intelligible way? Are the verses too long or too short?) 0/5

Measure/ Rhythm/ Diction: (Do the poems have any of the essential devices?) 0/10

Rhymes/ White (Free) Verse -> Musicality: (Does the author uses rhymes/ white verse to create musicality? Are they used in a clever way?) 0/10

Grammar/ Spelling: (Are the poems written correctly? Are there any grammatical/ punctuation/ capitalization mistakes?) 0/5

DRAMATIC APPROPRIATENESS 0/30 Review:

Figures of Speech/ Imagery: (Did the author use figures of speech and visual/ auditory/ olfactory imagery to enhance the message's meaning?) 0/10

Mood/ Tone: (Does the poem connect with the reader? Can you 'see' the poem's meaning, can you feel the author's mood?) 0/10

Word selection: (Does the author use an abundance of different words? Is the vocabulary wide (and not the same words all over again)? Synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, etc.?) 0/10

OVERALL IMPRESSION 0/20 Review:

Message: (Is the reader able to understand the message of each poem?) 0/10

Unique/ Cliche (originality): (Are the poems original? An extension of the author's vision upon the world? Do you feel like the poems seem too common?) 0/10

~ Answer these questions if you need help while reviewing:

1. What were your favorite poems and why?

2. What were your least favorite poems and why?

3. What do you think the author can improve in his work?

4. What didn't you understand regarding the book?

5. What was your first impression as a reader?