Diamante is a poem shaped like a diamond. Diamante usually consists of 7 lines, and the first and last words are synonyms (such as “grass” and “leaf”) or antonyms (such as “fire” and “water”). Diamante has a special structure, but in the end, is quite easy to make. Here's how.
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Method 1 of 1: Writing Diamante
Step 1. Create the first line of the poem, which is just one word
Start with a noun or pronoun, such as "House," and that first word describes what will be said in the next two or three lines.
Step 2. Follow with the two adjectives on the second line of the poem
If the diamante starts with the word “Home”, you might choose two adjectives like “safe” and “warm”. The two adjectives describe feelings associated with home.
Step 3. Write three verbs (in English, use participle verbs) in the third line of the poem
Participles are verbs that end in “-ing”, such as “relaxing” (“to relax”), “sleeping”, and “playing” (“to play”).
Step 4. Write four nouns, or longer phrases, on the fourth line
You can write the fourth line of diamante in one of two ways:
- Four nouns: "safety", "food", "comfort", and "remediation".
- A phrase or two longer than the next longest line: "There's nowhere else but home."
Step 5. Choose three more verbs (in English, use participle verbs)
Choose whether you want to write diamante synonyms or antonyms. If it is “synonym”, then you should choose a word that has a similar meaning. If it's an antonym, then you have to choose a word that has the opposite meaning.
- Synonymous verbs: " living " ("to live"), " breathing " ("to breathe"), "being" ("tangible").
- Verb antonyms: " bustling " ("busy"), " grating " ("irritated"), " tiring " ("tired").
Step 6. Choose two adjectives
Again, if you want to make diamante an antonym, choose an adjective that has the opposite meaning of the first word. Adjectives such as "stressed" and "anxious" can be used.
Step 7. Finish the diamante with the last noun
If you make diamante an antonym that starts with the word "house", the last word can be "city".
