2. WHAT’S A DIAMANTE?
A diamante is an unrhymed seven-line
poem. The beginning and ending lines are
the shortest, while the lines in the middle
are longer, giving diamante poems a
diamond shape. “Diamante” is the Italian
word for diamond, so this poetic form is
named for this diamond shape.
3. DIAMOND POEM FORM
1st – Noun
2nd – Adjectives
3rd – Verb
4th – Noun ( Like a statement )
5th – Verbs
6th – Adjectives
7th - Noun
7. JONATHAN’S REFLECTION
“ When I first heard that we were
working with poems I wasn’t sure
how I would go. I thought it will be
a real challenge because I am not
the best with words. Doing a
Diamante really surprised me, I
thought this was going to be too
hard and I was going to fail.
8. AKON’S REFLECTION
“Doing poetry in our class is something
good but us kids being able to teach
the class with a partner is even better.
Working with Jonathan is great and I
haven’t worked with Jonathan before
and for the first time I thought it was
great. Overall I really liked our project.