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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commonsensiblyspeaking 
love how yours began with hope and ended with fear, sometimes the path things take. i used to created poems in this form with my class and they loved it
Thanks for sharing, Beth! I think this is a great form for people who want to explore their internal poet and perfect for kids whose creativity should be encouraged in every form.
I recall your previous post on this style, and I agree, this seems like a fun style of poetry to try.
A very visual form, quite interesting, makes one think and work…
Thanks my friend!
Always a pleasure my friend!
This is a lovely formed poem and very interesting.
Your example was great and it would be a style that makes one think as Francisco mentioned. Thank you for teaching us another new form Brad. Hugs and lots of love coming your way. 🤗❤️🦋Jonikins
Thanks Jonikins!
My pleasure always. 🤗❤️
I also remember this form from before and like how each arrives at an accompanying antonym.
Thanks Pete!