Poetry is an art form that requires immense creativity and skill. There are a number of different poetic styles. Diamante style is a poem written in seven lines that form a diamond shape, with specific rules for what types of words go on each line. Follow the steps below to create your own diamante poem.
Instructions
1. Start the first line with a single word that is a noun or subject. For our example, line one will be "baby."
2. Think of the antonym/synonym for the noun used in the first line of your poem, and use that word for the last line of your poem. In this case, the last line is "child." You will need to determine the last line of your diamante poem before proceeding.
3. Use two adjectives for line two of your diamante poem that describe the noun in line one. Our example is "Sweet, beautiful."
4. Choose three words ending with "-ing" for the third line of your diamante poem. These words should describe the noun from the first line. The third line of the example poem is "eating, crying, sleeping."
5. Write the fourth line of your diamante poem using four words. The first two words should describe the noun used in the first line of your poem and the last two words should describe the synonym used in the last line of your poem. For our example, line four reads "innocent, funny, inquisitive, clever."
6. Produce three words ending in "-ing" for line five of your diamante poem that describe the synonym used in line seven. Line five of the example poem is "imagining, learning, exploring."
7. Repeat step three to write line six of your poem, using two adjectives that describe the synonym of line seven. For our example, line six reads "wonderful, heartwarming."
