Diamante Poem Basics
Diamante poem defined
are diamond-shaped poems that use nouns, adjectives, and gerunds to describe either one central topic or two opposing topics (for example, night/day or winter/spring).
Diamante poem format
follow a specific format that uses nouns on the first and last lines, adjectives on the second and six lines, and gerunds (“-ing” words in the third and fifth lines
Line 1 of poem (one word)
a noun or subject in one word.
Line 2 of poem (2 adjectives)
two adjectives that describe the noun or subject in line one.
Line 3 of poem (3 “-ing” words)
Three ‘ing words that describe the noun or subject in line one.
Line 4 of poem (4 nouns )
Four nouns – the first two are connected with line 1; the last two are connected with line 7
Line 5 of poem (3 “-ing” words that describe line 7)
three “-ing words that describe line 7)
Line 6 of poem (2 adjectives)
two adjectives that describe line 7
Line 7 of poem (synonym for line 1)
Noun synonym for the noun or subject in line 1
