Poetry

1. DIAMANTES
By Jon.B and Akon.M

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

4. JONATHAN’S POEM
Nature
Soft, Care
Raining, Dripping, Relaxing
A place for all creatures big or small
Caring, Loving, Watching
Wrecked, Destroyed
Stolen

5. AKON’S POEM
Summer
Warm, Bright
Laughing, Running, Playing
A time to be outside and feel the sun
Enjoying, Swimming, Eating
Peaceful, Nice
Heat

6. JONATHAN’S POEM
Home
Safe, Warm
Relaxing, Sleeping, Playing
There is no place like home
Living, Breathing, Being
Stressful, Sleepless
City

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.