Apparently, we have never done a Diamante Poem in all the years I have been doing this challenge. I did it with my students when I was teaching so I just assumed we had done it here, but I double checked with a search on my blog, and nope, we have never done this format. So . . .
Hold on to your hats!! This one will really tickle the ol’ brain cells! It’s fun and it’s tricky. Here’s what you need to know:
A diamante poem is a 7-lined diamond-shaped poem that generally illustrates growth or change from one extreme to another. It follows a specific formula. Basically, it starts with a single word and ends with its opposite. And it’s surprisingly more challenging than it appears.
Line 1: One noun
(or topic)
Line 2: Two
adjectives about the noun in Line 1
Line 3: Three
gerunds (-ing verbs) that relate to the noun in Line 1
Line 4: Four nouns ~ (This is the transition point where the poem
changes from one of the opposites to the other.)
(the first two nouns relate to the noun in Line 1,
the last two nouns relate to the noun in Line 7)
Line 5: Three gerunds
(-ing verbs) that relate to the noun in Line 7
Line 6: Two adjectives
that describe the noun in Line 7
Line 7: One noun that
is the opposite of the noun used in Line 1
Example:
Girls
Curious, creative
Sharing, learning, exploring
Sugar, spice, snips, snails
Climbing, daring, hollerin’
Active, mischievous
Boys
(Author Unknown)
Here’s more of a visual:
Noun
Adjective, Adjective
ing-Verb, ing-Verb, ing-Verb
Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun
ing-Verb, ing-Verb, ing-Verb
Adjective, Adjective
Noun
City
busy crowded
bustling rushing honking
offices building farmland tractors
grazing growing harvesting
spacious green
Country
© Denise Rogers ClassroomPoems.com
Photo by John Cameron on Unsplash
Sad
Distraught, hopeless
Crying, hurting, sighing
Despair, discouragement, comfort, joy
Loving, caring, sharing
Blissful, delightful
Happy
© Stephanie Abney 2024
For more ideas, check out Kenn Nesbitt’s Poetry4Kids website – you can peruse his site for hours. Great stuff, especially when working with children, but adults can learn a bunch there as well ~
Give it a shot ~ whatcha’ got?
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