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POETRY Term 4



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 * 1) Write a ** 'diamante' ** poem. Follow the pattern below and write your own 'diamante' poem. Use the following site to help form poem

Line 1 is a noun Line 2 has two adjectives describing the noun in Line 1 Line 3 has three verbs related to the noun in Line 1 Line 4 has four nouns: two relating to Line 1 and two relating to Line 7 Line 5 has three verbs related to the noun in Line 7 Line 6 has two adjectives describing the noun in Line 7 |Line 7 is a noun opposite to Line 1

** Day and Night by Keith ** Day Bright, Sunny Raining, Shining, Heating Morning, Afternoon, Evening, Bedtime Darkening, Cooling, Scaring Dark, Cold Night Save your poetry on the X-server. Term 4 Poetry folder.

Here’s an easy way to visualize all three rules: Noun

Adjective, Adjective

Verb, Verb, Verb

Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun

Verb, Verb, Verb

Adjective, Adjective

Noun In a synonym diamante, the nouns at the beginning and end are two words that mean basically the same thing. In an antonym diamante, the two nouns are opposites. Here are a couple of examples:

SYNONYM DIAMANTE
In this diamante, the words “Monsters” and “Creatures” mean the same thing, so they are synonyms. Monsters

Evil, Spooky

Howling, Shrieking, Wailing

Ghosts, Vampires, Goblins, Witches

Flying, Scaring, Terrifying

Creepy, Crawly

Creatures

ANTONYM DIAMANTE
In this diamante, you might say that the words “Cat” and “Dog” are opposites, or “antonyms,” so this is an antonym diamante. Cat

Gentle, Sleepy

Purring, Meowing, Scratching

Whiskers, Fur, Collar, Leash

Barking, Licking, Digging

Slobbery, Playful

Dog http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/how-to-write-a-diamante-poem/