Poetry
Autobiographical and Diamante
Autobiographical Poem
A poem focused on yourself.
Structure:
Line 1: __ Your name
Line 2: _, _, _ 3 personal characteristics or physical traits
Line 3: Brother or sister of__ or son/daughter of
Line 4: Who loves__, __, and __ 3 people, things, ideas
Line 5: Who feels__ about__1 emotion about 1 thing
Line 6: Who needs__, __, and __ 3 things you need
Line 7: Who gives __, __, and __3 objects you share
Line 8: Who fears__, __, and __3 items
Line 9: Who'd like to see, __1 place, or person
Line 10: Who dreams of __ 1 item or idea
Line 11: A student of__ your school or teacher's name
Line 12: __ Nickname or repeat your first name
Example:
Line 1. John
Line 2. small, playful, and caring
Line 3. Son of Fred and Josie, brother to Albert.
Line 4. Who loves horses, dogs, and cars.
Line 5. Who feels excited about riding horses.
Line 6. Who needs to always have his teddy near him, his pillow to
sleep on and a snack in his bag.
Line 7. Who gives his brother a hand, his parents a pain in the neck
and his friends a giggle.
Line 8. Who fears spending time in the principal's office, snakes and
being sick over the holidays.
Line 9. Who’d like to see the Grand Canyon, more stars at night and
have more money in his wallet.
Line 10.Who dreams of becoming a cowboy.
Line 11. A student of Nashville Public School.
Line 12. Stanley.
Diamante Poem:
• A diamante poem is a poem in the shape of a diamond. Each line uses
specific types of words like adjectives and “ing” words. It does not
have to rhyme. There are two types of diamante poems: synonym and
antonym.
Line 1: Noun or subject - one word
Line 2: Two Adjectives that describe line 1
Line 3: Three “ing” words that describe line 1
Line 4: Four nouns - the first two are connected with line 1;
the last two are connected with line 7
Line 5: Three “ing” words that describe line 7
Line 6: Two adjectives that describe line 7
Line 7: Noun Synonym for the subject
Synonym
diamante poem:
Describes only
one topic
• Antonym Diamante Poem:
Shows the difference between two opposite topics.
Your Assignment
• Using the templates for Autobiographical and Diamante poems,
create your own poem in honor of Mother’s Day.
• You may choose either Autobiographical or Diamante style.
• Create the poem for a mother/guardian that plays a significant role in
your life. (Example: Mother, Grandmother, Aunt, God Mother, StepMother, etc.)