Sample Diamante Poem Template printable pdf download

Sample Diamante Poem Template

Spotlight on Language-Based Teaching

Written and Oral Expression

A diamante poem is a poem in the shape of a diamond. Rhyming is not

necessary but each line requires a specific type of word like adjectives and –ing

words. Diamante poems can be about one topic or about two opposite topics.

Try writing a diamante poem that compares and contrasts two opposite topics.

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Your beginning topic

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Two adjectives describing the beginning topic

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Three words ending in –ing telling about the beginning topic

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Four nouns –or- a short phrase link your topics

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Three words ending in –ing telling about the ending topic

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Two adjectives describing the ending topic

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Antonym (opposite)

of your beginning topic

Adapted and utilized by Landmark Faculty

Sample Diamante Poem Template