SHINE BRIGHT LIKE A DIAMANTE

Diamante poems

What is a diamante?

A poem in the shape of a diamond It doesn’t rhyme Each line uses a specific word type

Ex: adjective or –ing words Two types of diamante poems

Synonym Diamante Antonym Diamante

Two Types of Diamante Poems

Topic 2 adjectives about topic 3 –ing words about topic

4 words or a short phrase linking the two words

3 –ing words about synonym

2 adjectives about synonym

Synonym to topic

Topic 1 2 adjectives about topic 1 3 –ing words about topic

1 4 words or a short phrase

linking the two topics 3 –ing words about topic

2 2 adjectives about topic 2

Topic 2

Synonym Poem Antonym Poem

Examples…

HomeworkAbundance tedious

Consuming annoying frustrating

Check each assignment off the list

Learning thinking understanding

Intelligent smartSuccess

Water

Fresh salty

Swimming fishing floating

Sunglasses swimsuits snowpants mittens

Cold salty

Snow

Synonym Antonym

More examples…

Monsters

Creepy, sinister

Hiding, lurking, stalking

Vampires, werewolves, mummies, zombies

Hungry, scary

Creatures

Day

Bright, sunny

Laughing, playing, doing

Up in the east, down in the west

Talking, resting, sleeping

Quiet, dark

Night

Synonym

Antonym

Now it’s our turn…

Topic 12 adjectives about topic 13 –ing words about topic 14 words or a short phrase

linking the two topics 3 –ing words about topic 22 adjectives about topic 2

Topic 2

Format: Our Poem:

Now it’s your turn to write two (2) Diamante Poems

Topic 2 adjectives about topic 3 –ing words about topic

4 words or a short phrase linking the two words

3 –ing words about synonym

2 adjectives about synonym

Synonym to topic

Topic 1 2 adjectives about topic 1 3 –ing words about topic

1 4 words or a short phrase

linking the two topics 3 –ing words about topic

2 2 adjectives about topic 2

Topic 2

Synonym Poem Antonym Poem