Poetry – Diamante
Mme DiMarco
At the end of this unit..
 You will be expected to submit an anthology of
poems as well as a critique of a poem and your author
introduction. The anthology will consist of…
 Found poetry
 Haiku
 Cinquain
4. Diamante
5. Analysis
Diamante Poetry – What is it??
 Diamante poem: a style of poetry that is made up of
seven lines that form the shape of a diamond
 Similar to haiku and cinquain, a diamante poem has a
specific pattern of syllables, lines and grammar.
Description
 The poem can be used in two ways…
1. Comparing and contrasting two different subjects
1. Naming synonyms at the beginning of the poem and
then antonyms for the second half for a subject.
Recall that…
 Synonyms: words that have the same or very similar meaning. For
example, a synonym for jump is hop
 Antonyms: words that have opposite meanings. For example, the
antonym of long is short.
 Adjectives: words that describe or modify a noun in a sentence. For
example, the big cat. Where big is the adjective
 Adverb: words that describe or modify a verb in a sentence. For
example, he ran fast. Where fast is the adverb
 Noun: a person, place or thing  Examples: Mme DiMarco, Toronto and
the CN Tower are all nouns.
Structure
 Line 1: 1 noun - beginning subject
 Line 2: 2 adjectives – describing line 1
 Line 3: 3 verbs (-ing words) – describing line 1
 Line 4: 4 nouns – first two describe the beginning subject,
last two describe the end subject
 Line 5: 3 verbs (-ing words) – describing line 7
 Line 6: 2 adjectives – describing line 7
 Line 7: 1 noun - end subject
Structure
Noun 1
Adjective-Adjective (noun 1)
Verb-Verb-Verb (noun 1)
Noun-Noun-Noun-Noun (noun 1, noun 2)
Verb-Verb-Verb (noun 2)
Adjective-Adjective (noun 2)
Noun 2
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Your turn!
 Work on your own diamante poem 
 Once you have completed your rough copy, start on
your good copy. This is the last created poem for your
anthology 