By Miriam Myers, GreatSchools Associate Editor

In this activity you will write a diamante poem, a diamond- shaped seven-line poem. In doing so you will work 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:

· Paper

· Pen or pencil

· Thesaurus (optional)

Art materials, such as crayons, markers and paints(optional)