Mommio: 6/16/10 Blog Of The Day

Today you are going to learn how to write a new form of poetry- Diamante Poems. A diamante poem is a poem written in the shape of a diamond.  Instead of rhyming, each line of he poem uses specific types of words- like adjectives or words ending in -ing. A diamante poem starts with one topic and ends with another, often the opposite of the first topic but it can also be a synonym for the first topic.  Here are examples of both from the Read, Write, Think website.

Day

Bright, sunny

Laughing, playing, doing

Up in the east, down in the west

Talking, resting, sleeping

Quiet, dark

Night

Monsters

Creepy, sinister

Hiding, lurking, stalking

Vampires, mummies, werewolves and more-

Chasing, pouncing, eating

Hungry, scary

Creatures

Now it's time to write your own diamante poem.  Here is the format you need to follow:

Line 1- one noun (subject #1)

Line 2- two adjectives about subject #1

 Line 3- three -ing words about subject #1

Line 4- four nouns, first two about subject #1 and last two about subject #2

Line 5- three -ing words about subject#2

Line 6- two adjectives about subject #2

Line7- one noun (subject #2)