Diamante’ Poetry

What is a diamante’ poem?

• A diamante’ is a poem in the shape of a diamond.

• It does not have to rhyme, but each line uses specific types of words.

• It can be about one topic or two opposite topics.

Antonym Diamante’ Poem

This poem shows the difference between day and night. Can you see where the poem changes?

Day,

Bright, Sunny

Laughing, playing, doing,

Up in the east, down in the west—

Talking, resting, sleeping,

Quiet, dark,

Night

Synonym Diamante’ Poem

This poem describes one topic.

Monsters,

Creepy, Sinister,

Hiding, lurking, stalking,

Vampires, mummies, werewolves, and more—

Chasing, pouncing, eating,

Hungry, scary,

Creatures

Snagbare, tall

standing, waiting, decayingtermites, birds, raccoons, squirrels

feeding, nesting, huntinglife, death

tree.

Diamante' Poetry

Choose two words: antonyms or synonymsExample: Summer, Winter or Monster, Creature

Word banks that I need:1. Adjectives: Winter is ______2. Verbs: "ing" words3. Nouns

Word Lists

• Synonym or Antonym List

• Poetry Word Bank

• UEN Diamante' Poetry