DIAMANTE POEM

A diamante poem is a poem made of seven lines of words that are arranged in a special diamond-like form. The word diamante is
pronounced DEE - UH - MAHN - TAY; it is an Italian word meaning “diamond.” This type of poem does not contain rhyming words.

Diamante Poems Follow a Specific Formula

Line one: Noun
Line two: Two adjectives that describe the noun in line one
Line three: Three verbs that end with “ing” and describe the
noun in line one Day
Line four: Four nouns—the first two must relate to the noun in Bright Sunny
line one and the second two will relate to the noun in line Laughing, playing, doing
seven Up in the east, down in the west
Line five: Three verbs that end with “ing" and describe the Talking, resting, sleeping
noun in line seven Quiet, dark
Line six: Two adjectives that describe the noun in line seven Night
Line seven: Noun that is opposite in meaning to line one
(antonym diamante) or the same in meaning (synonym
diamante) as the noun in line one

DIAMANTE POEM
A diamante poem is a poem made of seven lines of words that are arranged in a special diamond-like form. The word diamante is
pronounced DEE - UH - MAHN - TAY; it is an Italian word meaning “diamond.” This type of poem does not contain rhyming words.

Diamante Poems Follow a Specific Formula

Line one: Noun
Line two: Two adjectives that describe the noun in line one
Line three: Three verbs that end with “ing” and describe the
noun in line one Day
Line four: Four nouns—the first two must relate to the noun in Bright Sunny
line one and the second two will relate to the noun in line Laughing, playing, doing
seven Up in the east, down in the west
Line five: Three verbs that end with “ing" and describe the Talking, resting, sleeping
noun in line seven Quiet, dark
Line six: Two adjectives that describe the noun in line seven Night
Line seven: Noun that is opposite in meaning to line one
(antonym diamante) or the same in meaning (synonym
diamante) as the noun in line one

DIAMANTE POEM
A diamante poem is a poem made of seven lines of words that are arranged in a special diamond-like form. The word diamante is
pronounced DEE - UH - MAHN - TAY; it is an Italian word meaning “diamond.” This type of poem does not contain rhyming words.

Diamante Poems Follow a Specific Formula

Line one: Noun Day
Line two: Two adjectives that describe the noun in line one Bright Sunny
Line three: Three verbs that end with “ing” and describe the Laughing, playing, doing
noun in line one Up in the east, down in the west
Line four: Four nouns—the first two must relate to the noun in Talking, resting, sleeping
line one and the second two will relate to the noun in line
Quiet, dark
seven
Line five: Three verbs that end with “ing" and describe the Night
noun in line seven
Line six: Two adjectives that describe the noun in line seven
Line seven: Noun that is opposite in meaning to line one
(antonym diamante) or the same in meaning (synonym
diamante) as the noun in line one