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Also known as the diamond poem: made up of 7 lines

Requires 1 synonym and it's antonym and descriptions of each word with a connection in the middle

Day vs. Night, Fire vs. Ice, Love vs. Hate

Can describe either one or two opposing topics using adjectives, nouns and transitions.

Choose the topic (noun) and it’s antonym and put them on the first and last line.

The second line has 2 describing words for the first noun.

The third line has 3 words ending in “ing” known as action words describing the first noun.

The fourth line has a transition sentence between the opposing topics or 2 describing words for the first noun followed by two opposing describing words for the second noun

The fifth line has 3 action words ending in “ing” for the second noun

The sixth line has 2 describing words for the second noun

The last line has the second noun (antonym to the word on the first line)

Created by Iris Tiedt in 1969

Called diamante using the Italian name for diamond; the shape

in which it resembles

American Origin

She wrote "A new poetry form: The Diamante in 1969 in an article in 'Elementary English'

Greta Barclay Lipson:

Author of Poetry Writing Handbook: Definitions, Examples, Lessons

March 1, 1998

Simple Rules

Creating your poem

History

How To: Diamante Poems

Isabel Gramegna

Original Piece

Example Styles

Additional Help

Works Cited

Web. 31 May 2015. <http://www.thethirdstory.org/wsm/whizkidsresource/Diamante Poetry.pdf>.

"Diamante." Diamante. Web. 31 May 2015. <http://www.poetrybase.info/forms/000/79.shtml>.

"Diamante Poems." Diamante Poems. Web. 31 May 2015. <http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/diamante/>.

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