Write a "Diamante Poem" How you can help at home: Have your
child write a line poem in the shape of a diamond. By Miriam
Myers , GreatSchools Staff In this activity your child writes a
diamante poem, a diamond- shaped seven-line poem. In doing so
your child works with antonyms (opposites), nouns, adjectives
and verbs. The line pattern for the poem is: Line 1: One noun
that is the opposite of line 7 Line 2: Two adjectives that
describe line 1 Line 3: Three action verbs ending in -ing that
describe line 1 Line 4: Four nouns First 2 nouns relate to line
1 Last 2 nouns relate to line 7 Line 5: Three action verbs
ending in -ing that describe line 7 Line 6: Two adjectives that
describe line 7 Line 7: One noun that is contrasting to line 1
What You'll Need: - Pen or pencil - Thesaurus (optional) - Art
materials, such as crayons, markers and paints (optional) Here's
How To Do It Explain to your child what a diamante poem is.
Review the line pattern with her and look at examples of
diamante poems. Help her come up wit