Diamante

Remember:• Line 1 and 7: one-word subjects (antonyms) of

the poem.• Line 2: two adjectives describing line one• Line 3: three verbs ending with ‘ing' that explain

action associated with the subject,• Line 4: makes a transition- two words describing

line 1 then two words describing line 7• Line 5: lists three verbs ending with ‘ing' related

to the subject in line seven• Line 6: two adjectives describing line seven

Example for seasons:

Winter,Somber, Chilly,

Sleeping, Waiting, Eating,It seems to never end and then Earth awakes -

Growing, Living, BreathingGreen, Alive,

Spring

Example for shapes:

Square,Measured, Symmetrical

Exacting, Meeting, Confining,Crates, Borders, Halos, Planets,Encircling, Continuous, Flowing

Round, SmoothCircle

Example for Day and Night:

DayBright, Sunny

Raining, Shining, Heating Morning, Afternoon, Evening, Bedtime

Darkening, Cooling, ScaringDark, Cold

Night

Friends Kind, loyal

Playing, laughing, textingAfter a fight everything changes

Hurting, bullying, ignoringMean, EvilEnemies