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Diamante Poem

Diamante Poem. What is a Diamante Poem?.

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Diamante Poem

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  1. Diamante Poem

  2. What is a Diamante Poem? • A diamante – pronounced dee-uh-MAHN-tay – is an unrhymed seven-line poem. The beginning and ending lines are the shortest, while the lines in the middle are longer, giving diamante poems a diamond shape. “Diamante” is the Italian word for diamond, so this poetic form is named for this diamond shape. • Believe it or not, the diamante was invented just 40 years ago. It was created by an American poet named Iris McClellan Tiedt in 1969, and has become very popular in schools. • http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/how-to-write-a-diamante-poem/

  3. Characteristics of Diamante Poetry • Lines one and seven are two opposites • Lines two and six are two adjectives describing the beginning and ending nouns • Lines three and five, three participles (-ing or -ed words) also describing the nouns • Line four, the pivotal turning point, which may be four words or a phrase • Opposites with potential: • Boys/girls * • Ground/Sky • Day/night • Dog/cat • Week day/weekend • Land/Ocean • Salt/Sugar

  4. What is looks line Noun
 Adjective, Adjective
 Verb, Verb, Verb
 Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun
 Verb, Verb, Verb
 Adjective, Adjective
 Noun

  5. Sample Diamante Poem Winter White, silver shopping, studying, freezing Christmas, snow, pools, heat swimming, riding, playing Green, goldburst Summer

  6. Freedom Precious, Exclusive Appreciated, Loved, Protected Jewel, Right, Restraint, Hate Confined, Controlled, Condemned Expensive, Heartless Discrimination

  7. References • http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=258 • http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson258/diamante_cheat.pdf • http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson258/Power_assignment.pdf • http://www.webenglishteacher.com/speech.html

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