Diamante poems

1. Diamante Poems

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•A Diamante Poem follows a very specific
format – there are seven lines, and each
line must have a specific number and type
of words. When you're finished, the poem
will be in the shape of a diamond! Look at
the format and examples.
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Diamante
•A diamante is a
seven-line poem
written in the
shape of a
diamond.
•Does not rhyme.
•Follows pattern.
•Can use synonyms
or antonyms.
•Cause and effect
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Diamante Pattern
Line 1 – Your topic (noun)
Line 2 – Two adjectives
about topic
Line 3 – Three “ing” words
about topic
Line 4 – Four nouns or short
phrase linking topic (or
topics)
Line 5 – Three “ing” words
about
Line 5 – Two adjectives
about
Line 7 – Your ending topic
(noun)

4. Diamante
•A diamante is a seven line poem, shaped like a
diamond. Ex:
Day
Bright Sunny
Laughing, playing, doing
Up in the east, down in the west
Talking, resting, sleeping
Quiet, dark
Night

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Synonym Diamante
Monsters
Creepy, sinister,
Hiding, lurking, stalking,
Vampires, mummies, werewolves and more –
Chasing, pouncing eating,
Hungry, scary,
Creatures

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Here is an example of a diamante poem about a meteor shower:
Fireball  Noun
Brilliant, beautiful  2 Adjectives
Flashing, shining, dashing  3 Verbs
Bright, wondrous, black, nothing  4 words
Staring, hoping, missing  3 Verbs
Deep, quiet  2 Adjectives
Darkness.  Noun

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Antonym Diamante
Day
Bright, sunny,
Laughing, playing, doing,
Up in the east, down in the west –
Talking, resting, sleeping,
Quiet, dark,
Night

8. Example of Cause and Effect Diamante
Sun
Bright Yellow
Shining Glistening Beaming
Sunglasses Towel Aloe Clothing
Burning Stinging Peeling
Red Itchy
Sunburn

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Man-Woman #1
by Lukacs (male)
Man
Brilliant, perfect
Working, learning, earning
Beer, car, mirror, make-up
Speaking, speaking, speaking
Furious, exhausted
Woman
Man-Woman #2
by Bogi and Eszter(female)
Man
Stupid, rude
Sleeping, eating, burping
Trousers, underpants, knickers, skirts
Working, sporting, singing
Clever, beautiful
Woman
Wow! Whatever
happened to a
little
appreciation

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Emotions
by Mooil
Love
Wonderful, beautiful
Caring, liking, thinking
Innocence, smile, tear, guilt
Fighting, violating, disgusting
Terrible, worst
Hatred

11. Directions
•You are going to create THREE diamonte
poems.
•A cause and effect diamante poem. The first
3 ½ lines will be about the cause, and the last
3 ½ lines will be about the effect.
•An antonym diamante poem.The first 3 ½
lines will be about one topic, and the last 3 ½
lines will be about the opposite of the topic.
•A synonym diamante. All lines will be about
the same topic.

12. Format
Cause
Adjective, Adjective (about cause)
-ing word, ing word, -ing word (about cause)
Four nouns (two about cause, two about effect)
-ing word, -ing word, -ing word (about effect)
Adjective, Adjective (about effect)
Effect

13. Checklist
•Did you use the correct diamante format?
•Did you use the parts of speech correctly?
•Is the last line an effect of the first line?
•Did you color and/or decorate your poem?