Name: ___________________________________________
DATE DUE: ____________________________
Diamante Poetry Assignment for Protagonist and Antagonist
Title of Book: ____________________________ Author: _____________________
Your novel has a protagonist (main character/hero) and an antagonist (villain or bad person). You have learned how these
characters look, how they behave, and how they think. You may understand what motivates them or what drives them to do
the things that they do.
Follow the format below to write a diamante poem about your protagonist and antagonist. Your final copy is this sheet.
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Name of protagonist
____________________________, ____________________________
Two adjectives that describe the physical appearance of the protagonist
__________________________________, ________________________________________, ____________________________________
Three participles (verbs ending in –ING that show actions or behavior of the protagonist
_____________________________ , ________________________________
________________________ ___, ___________________________
Two nouns associated with the protagonist
Two nouns associated with the antagonist
________________________________, ___________________________________, ________________________________
Three participles (verbs ending in –ING) that show actions or behavior of the antagonist
________________________________________, ________________________________________
Two adjectives that show physical appearance of the antagonist
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Name of antagonist
Rubric for Protagonist/Antagonist Diamante (Project grade—30 points)
_____/ 10 Follows directions by using appropriate parts of speech
_____/5 Words are spelled correctly
_____ /10 Creative word choice—no boring or common words
_____/5 Neat writing/ no smudges or scribbles
Total SCORE __________/30 Points