Whittled Words – Diamante Poem
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Welcome to the weekly series, Whittled Words. A series highlighting the innumerable types and styles of poetry to challenge any creative wordsmith. This week’s selection:
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DIAMANTE POEM
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A diamante poem is a 7-line poem that looks like a diamond. It does not have an associated rhyme scheme. This is a simple, quick, and fun exercise of word association in poetic form. Give it a try and release your inner poet!
It can be used to describe 1 topic or 2 opposite topics.
- Line 1: 1 word (subject/noun)
- Line 2: 2 adjectives that describe line 1
- Line 3: 3 -ing words that relate to line 1
- Line 4: 4 nouns (first 2 relate to line 1, last 2 relate to line 7–if you’re writing about opposite topics)
- Line 5: 3 -ing words that relate to line 7
- Line 6: 2 adjectives that describe line 7
- Line 7: 1 word (subject/noun)
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Examples of Diamante Poems:
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Noise
by Divine Tan
Noise
Loud, Boisterous
Deafening, Earsplitting, Piercing
Clamor, Sound ….. Hush, Quiet
Soothing, Calming, Consoling
Peace, Tranquility
Silence
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Loyalty Betrayal
By Raymond8759
Loyalty
pure, flawless
sanctifying, lustering, washing
soldiers, followers, traitors, spies
perpetrating, stealing, bribing
hateful, dire
betrayal
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Hope
By Brad Osborne
Hope
Wishful, Necessary
Longing, Expecting, Consoling
Dream, Prayer……Reality, Curse
Nagging, Halting, Pressing
Nervous, Skeptical
Fear
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I hope you have enjoyed this entry to the series, Whittled Words. I look forward to your comments, and if you dare, maybe share your own Diamante poem. Thanks for reading!
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I love this one, and had my kinder create one in this style years ago. turned out very well
This is a great introduction to poetry for younger kids. It encourages vocabulary, word association, and creativity. Thanks, Beth!
yes, it worked well for all of those reasons and they enjoyed sharing them
OK, challenge accepted. If kinders can create such a poem, then I should at least take a shot at it…
I have faith in you
Lovely mate and your poem was a real gem!
Thank you brother F! Have a fabulous weekend!
You’re welcome brother, top of the weekend to you too!
This one way tough. Much tougher than rhymes.
Child,
Young, happy,
Questioning, exploring, learning,
Benevolence, contentment… Misanthrope, misery,
Hating, judging, fighting,
Orthodox, rigid,
Adult.
Well, you have created a lovely verse. Perfect to form! Well done Shreya and thanks for all your support!
🤗🤗❤️❤️
I like this style of poem, Brad, and yours is a fine example. I’m surprised there was nothing included by Brewer! 🙂
On this form, I did not think his example was very good, at least compared to the others I found.
oh well, I guess you can’t hit a home run every time…
I had no idea there were so many forms of poetry until I began following your blog, Brad. This form is pleasing to the eyes and ears.
Thanks Pete! We have just scratched the surface and creative people are inventing forms all the time. I appreciate your constant support!